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Active
2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1356499800 MD
Verify on CMS → George Afram, MD
Internal Medicine Physician in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 172,737 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
10K
Medicare Part D claims · 724 beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
90%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75.2/100
▼ 8 pts below national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$41.01
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
George Afram, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75.2/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 9,648 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75.2/100
- MIPS score · -8 vs avg
- 10K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 90%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
George Afram, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
75 15th percentile higher than 15% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where George Afram, MD sits
This provider among internal medicine physician peers
Across the 36,260 internal medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, George Afram, MD writes more Part D claims than 91% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 19% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one internal medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is George Afram, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
George Afram, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about George Afram, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Internal Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
9,648 255% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75.2/100 7.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Michigan
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Michigan providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
George Afram, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Internal Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 75.2/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Internal Medicine Physician) - 75.2/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
George Afram, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Internal Medicine Physician provider holding MD credentials at 29275 HARPER AVE, Saint Clair Shores, MI, 48081, with a listed phone of (586) 779-6630. NPI 1356499800 was issued on 01/08/2007.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 9,648 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 724 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $668K in drug spend, split 9% brand-name and 90% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.2%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75.2/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 58.7, Cost 58.8), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Internal Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 172,737 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 2,716 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1356499800 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 01/08/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75.2392
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
58.6875
Quality
58.7765
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for George Afram, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$41
Largest payer
Novo Nordisk Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Michigan MI-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~41K Michigan medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to George Afram, MD. To verify George Afram, MD's current license status, search the MI-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
123
Total board actions, Michigan 2023
Across 120 cases
3.00
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Michigan statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
44 cases
MI-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Michigan disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
George Afram, MD - brand share 9.0%
Internal Medicine Physician average
9% brand-name claims vs 90% generic, on 9,648 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
9,648
Total Claims
$668K
Total Drug Cost
724
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 23,095
- Total Day Supply
- 673,169
- Brand vs Generic
- 9% brand / 90% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $454K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $210K
- Opioid Claims
- 217 (2.2% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 262
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 76.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.16
- Gender Split
- 47% female / 53% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 22, 65-74: 295, 75-84: 266, 85+: 141
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What George Afram, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
679 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
525 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
513 claims
- Simvastatin
Simvastatin
333 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
281 claims
- Lisinopril 268
Lisinopril
268 claims
- Omeprazole 258
Omeprazole
258 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlo… 254
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide
254 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 679 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 525 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 513 |
| Simvastatin | 333 |
| Losartan Potassium | 281 |
| Lisinopril | 268 |
| Omeprazole | 258 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 254 |
| Metformin Hcl | 214 |
| Alprazolam | 195 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How George Afram, MD fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
172,737
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,716
Avg Claims per Provider
George Afram, MD's 9,648 claims are above the specialty average of 2,716.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in Michigan
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Michigan, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Afram.
Dr. Keith Aaronson
MD
Ann Arbor, MI
Dr. Tomas Abalo
M.D.
Iron Mountain, MI
Dr. Ali Abbas
M.D.
Pontiac, MI
Dr. Hawazin Abbas
MD
Auburn Hills, MI
Dr. Imran Abbasi
D.O.
Warren, MI
Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is George Afram, MD's specialty? ▼
George Afram, MD specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan. Credentials: MD.
How much does George Afram, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, George Afram, MD wrote 9,648 Medicare Part D claims totaling $668K in drug costs for 724 beneficiaries.
What is George Afram, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
George Afram, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75.2/100 (Quality: 58.7, Cost: 58.8). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is George Afram, MD located? ▼
George Afram, MD is located at 29275 HARPER AVE, Saint Clair Shores, MI, 48081. Phone: (586) 779-6630.
What is George Afram, MD's NPI number? ▼
George Afram, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356499800, issued on 01/08/2007.
Does George Afram, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
George Afram, MD's prescribing is 9% brand-name and 90% generic drugs by claim count, with $454K in brand drug costs.
Does George Afram, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, George Afram, MD had 217 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.2%.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 172,737 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,716 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does George Afram, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, George Afram, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Amlodipine Besylate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does George Afram, MD accept Medicare? ▼
George Afram, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 9,648 Part D claims and 724 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify George Afram, MD's credentials? ▼
George Afram, MD's NPI is 1356499800 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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