NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hammad Zafar, MBBS

Hospitalist Physician · Iowa City, IA

Hammad Zafar, MBBS is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1215451778, issued on Jul 26, 2017. Check the license (Iowa MD-47151, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; 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
1215451778
Name
Hammad Zafar
Credential
MBBS
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
MD-47151 IA
25733 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 356-4019
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2017
Record last updated
May 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Hawkins Dr

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

  1. Helena Aaberg, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689301558
  2. Abdullah Abbasi, MDGastroenterology Physician1932944204
  3. Mary Jo Abbott, RPHPharmacist1841325875
  4. Francois Abboud, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598753113
  5. Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518859826
  6. Sameh AbdallaAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1437902160

Verify Hammad Zafar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

119 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Hammad Zafar119
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Gavilyte-G20 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
  3. Omeprazole17 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): 80.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%92.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,878.45

57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hammad Zafar$1,878.45
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

Hammad Zafar among 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa

Hammad Zafar, MBBS is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 54% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

104 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Iowa City

They are 104 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mayy Chahla, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421982722146
  2. Eugene Chu, MDIowa City, IA 522421396858536
  3. Brian Daniel, MDIowa City, IA 522421609864271
  4. Robert Demuth, MDIowa City, IA 522421447307897
  5. Kevin Glenn, MDIowa City, IA 522421972591402
  6. Katherine Harris, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421306040472
  7. Melinda Johnson, MDIowa City, IA 522421497739403
  8. Nathaniel Justice, MDIowa City, IA 522421366646846

Common questions

What is Hammad Zafar, MBBS's NPI number?

Hammad Zafar, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215451778, issued on Jul 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hammad Zafar, MBBS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-4019. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hammad Zafar, MBBS's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-47151, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Hammad Zafar, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hammad Zafar, MBBS had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hammad Zafar, MBBS's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.7 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.