Fehma Tufail, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Fehma Tufail, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1659446011, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (California A91778, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fehma Tufail
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A91778 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1611 1St St, Bakersfield, CA 93304
- Phone
- (661) 336-5300
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 336-5303
- Medicaid ID
- ZZT11802F CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051121000841); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fehma Tufail in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A91778Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,387 Medicare Part D claims for 1,003 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 243 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium424 claims
- Lisinopril354 claims
- Losartan Potassium269 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium268 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate259 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium223 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fehma Tufail among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Fehma Tufail, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
214 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 214 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Fehma Tufail, MD's NPI number?
Fehma Tufail, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659446011, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fehma Tufail, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 1St St, Bakersfield, CA, 93304. Phone: (661) 336-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fehma Tufail, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A91778, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Fehma Tufail, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fehma Tufail, MD had 6,387 Medicare Part D claims for 1,003 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.