NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Firas E. Zahr, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Portland, OR

Firas E. Zahr, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1568637049, issued on Apr 25, 2008. Check the license (Oregon MD179414, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; 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
1568637049
Name
Firas E. Zahr
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
MD179414 OR
41063 IA
57.009729 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD, Portland, OR 97239
Phone
(503) 494-7400
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(503) 494-4749
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160927002240); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alex AamodtCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1154257590
  2. Jefferson Abaricia, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073215711
  3. Kenneth Abbey, MDAnesthesiology Physician1588779342
  4. Matthew Abbott, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1154738003
  5. Ayah Abdelsalam Megahed, MD, MSCVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1023503596
  6. Obada Abdulrazzak, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598567430

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

76 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Firas Zahr76
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel34 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): 97.8 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 score81.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $167,887.37

307 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Firas Zahr$167,887
  2. Specialty average$3,820

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Professional ServicesPortland, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Firas E. Zahr among 265 cardiovascular disease physician records in Oregon

Firas E. Zahr, MD is one of 265 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 182 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 207RC0000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Oregon

There are 265 cardiovascular disease physician records in Oregon.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Baker, MDPortland, OR 972391982791935
  2. Craig Broberg, MDPortland, OR 972391508874058
  3. Joaquin Cigarroa, M.D.Portland, OR 972391407880545
  4. Kathy Crispell, MDPortland, OR 972391861580490
  5. Henry Demots, MDPortland, OR 972391154336675
  6. Susan Grauer, MDPortland, OR 972391720015589
  7. Nandita Gupta, M.D.Portland, OR 972391801862255
  8. Sanjiv Kaul, MDPortland, OR 972391699783167

Common questions

What is Firas E. Zahr, MD's NPI number?

Firas E. Zahr, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568637049, issued on Apr 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Firas E. Zahr, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: (503) 494-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Firas E. Zahr, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD179414, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Firas E. Zahr, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Firas E. Zahr, MD had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Firas E. Zahr, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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.

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