Fawad Taj, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Highland Hills, OH
Fawad Taj, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Highland Hills, Ohio, and NPI 1780816843, issued on Aug 21, 2009. Check the license (Ohio 35.125379, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fawad Taj
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 35.125379 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4199 Millpond Dr, Highland Hills, OH 44122
- Phone
- (216) 302-3171
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Fax
- (847) 787-1535
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151109002589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fawad Taj in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.125379Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
515 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mirtazapine63 claims
- Bupropion Xl60 claims
- Sertraline Hcl46 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate41 claims
- Trazodone Hcl34 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er22 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- University Hospitals Medical Group IncCleveland, OH
- University Primary Care Practices IncConneaut, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fawad Taj among 1,587 psychiatry physician records in Ohio
Fawad Taj, M.D. is one of 1,587 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 psychiatry physician record lists a practice address in Highland Hills
They are 1 of the 107 NPPES records with a practice address in Highland Hills, and 1,587 psychiatry physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Fawad Taj, M.D.'s NPI number?
Fawad Taj, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780816843, issued on Aug 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fawad Taj, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4199 Millpond Dr, Highland Hills, OH, 44122. Phone: (216) 302-3171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fawad Taj, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.125379, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Fawad Taj, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fawad Taj, M.D. had 515 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Fawad Taj, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.