Gaffar A. Syed, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Frederick, MD
Gaffar A. Syed, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Frederick, Maryland, and NPI 1013976687, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0061410, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gaffar A. Syed
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- D0061410 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Toll House Ave, Frederick, MD 21701
- Phone
- (301) 698-9444
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 695-4444
- Medicaid ID
- 001182700 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050726000432); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gaffar A. Syed in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0061410Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,617 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium123 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate115 claims
- Lisinopril110 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate68 claims
- Losartan Potassium64 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate62 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $604.17
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- Meritus Medical Center IncHagerstown, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gaffar A. Syed among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland
Gaffar A. Syed, MD is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 59% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
59 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Frederick
They are 59 of the 3,981 NPPES records with a practice address in Frederick, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Gaffar A. Syed, MD's NPI number?
Gaffar A. Syed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013976687, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gaffar A. Syed, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Toll House Ave, Frederick, MD, 21701. Phone: (301) 698-9444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gaffar A. Syed, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0061410, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gaffar A. Syed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gaffar A. Syed, MD had 2,617 Medicare Part D claims for 498 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.