NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fakhre Alam, MD

Neurology Physician · Carbondale, IL

Fakhre Alam, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Carbondale, Illinois, and NPI 1427033828, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036101704, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427033828
Name
Fakhre Alam
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
036101704 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2731 W Main St, Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone
(618) 549-6378
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2024
Fax
(618) 529-2347
Medicaid IDs
036101704 IL
704790 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040424000246); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

5,556 Medicare Part D claims for 572 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.

  1. Fakhre Alam5,556
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin465 claims
  2. Primidone293 claims
  3. Donepezil Hcl285 claims
  4. Levetiracetam258 claims
  5. Lamotrigine255 claims
  6. Carbidopa-Levodopa244 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,019.26

59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fakhre Alam$1,019.26
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Fakhre Alam among 952 neurology physician records in Illinois

Fakhre Alam, MD is one of 952 neurology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 952 neurology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mostafa Farache, MDCarbondale, IL 629011366646879
  2. Breyanna Grays, M.D.Carbondale, IL 629011942560800
  3. Jonatan Hornik, MDCarbondale, IL 629011578941753
  4. Ahmed Jafri, M.D.Carbondale, IL 629011376597815
  5. Andrea Loggini, MDCarbondale, IL 629011043695810
  6. Tiffany Ward, MDCarbondale, IL 629011619186269
  7. Tomasz Kosierkiewicz, MDMount Vernon, IL 628641487645776
  8. Lori Guyton, M.D.Herrin, IL 629481295725752

Common questions

What is Fakhre Alam, MD's NPI number?

Fakhre Alam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427033828, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fakhre Alam, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2731 W Main St, Carbondale, IL, 62901. Phone: (618) 549-6378. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fakhre Alam, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036101704, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Fakhre Alam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fakhre Alam, MD had 5,556 Medicare Part D claims for 572 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Fakhre Alam, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.