Irfan Iftikhar, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Irfan Iftikhar, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851357248, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas J6497, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Irfan Iftikhar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- J6497 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 Greenhouse RD Ste 600, Houston, TX 77084
- Phone
- (832) 230-5065
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- Fax
- (281) 579-1709
- Medicaid ID
- 128743506 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100505000530); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Irfan Iftikhar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J6497Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
7,293 Medicare Part D claims for 880 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate955 claims
- Losartan Potassium598 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate554 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium419 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium392 claims
- Furosemide353 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): 98.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $877.11
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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.
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
- Katy Cardiovascular Services, LPHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Irfan Iftikhar among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Irfan Iftikhar, MD is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% 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 Texas 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 Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
All 1,603 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Asif Akhtar, M.D.Houston, TX 770841801900352
- Alfredo Garcia, M.D.Houston, TX 770821851388698
- Ahmed Jamaluddin, MDHouston, TX 770821811981319
- Young Kim, MDHouston, TX 770821134216831
- Shruti RaoHouston, TX 770821609364710
- Ahmad Taleghany, MDHouston, TX 770811639269491
- Haytham Al-Azzeh, MDHouston, TX 770891437170438
- Palur Balakrishnan, MDHouston, TX 770891679508485
Common questions
What is Irfan Iftikhar, MD's NPI number?
Irfan Iftikhar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851357248, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Irfan Iftikhar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 Greenhouse RD Ste 600, Houston, TX, 77084. Phone: (832) 230-5065. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Irfan Iftikhar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J6497, 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 Irfan Iftikhar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Irfan Iftikhar, MD had 7,293 Medicare Part D claims for 880 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Irfan Iftikhar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.8 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.
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.