Iftikhar A. Chowdhry, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Dallas, TX
Iftikhar A. Chowdhry, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1154351054, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (Texas N2987, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Iftikhar A. Chowdhry
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- N2987 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3600 Gaston Ave Ste 100, Dallas, TX 75246
- Phone
- (214) 823-6503
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2025
- Fax
- (214) 826-0605
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100120000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3600 Gaston Ave Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yusuf Chao, MDRheumatology Physician1740671452
- Ritesh Rampure, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659535805
Verify Iftikhar A. Chowdhry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N2987Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
10,835 Medicare Part D claims for 747 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 1,121 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate1,252 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl1,138 claims
- Prednisone853 claims
- Gabapentin694 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen549 claims
- Tramadol Hcl414 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): 90.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $24,178.58
280 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Arthritis Centers OF Texas, P.A.Dallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Iftikhar A. Chowdhry, M.D.'s NPI number?
Iftikhar A. Chowdhry, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154351054, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Iftikhar A. Chowdhry, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Gaston Ave Ste 100, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (214) 823-6503. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Iftikhar A. Chowdhry, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N2987, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Iftikhar A. Chowdhry, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Iftikhar A. Chowdhry, M.D. had 10,835 Medicare Part D claims for 747 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Iftikhar A. Chowdhry, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.2 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.
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.