Issa Pour Ghaz, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Carbondale, IL
Issa Pour Ghaz, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Carbondale, Illinois, and NPI 1265962450, issued on Jun 19, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036163430, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Issa Pour Ghaz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 036163430 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 409 W Oak St, Carbondale, IL 62901
- Phone
- (618) 529-4455
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2023
- Fax
- (618) 351-1287
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230612001382); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 409 W Oak St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Issa Pour Ghaz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036163430Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,251 Medicare Part D claims for 377 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 Succinate306 claims
- Eliquis193 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium141 claims
- Furosemide135 claims
- Clopidogrel90 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): 75.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $582.49
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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
- Southern Illinois Medical Services NfpCarbondale, IL
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 Issa Pour Ghaz, MD's NPI number?
Issa Pour Ghaz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265962450, issued on Jun 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Issa Pour Ghaz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 409 W Oak St, Carbondale, IL, 62901. Phone: (618) 529-4455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Issa Pour Ghaz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036163430, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Issa Pour Ghaz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Issa Pour Ghaz, MD had 2,251 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Issa Pour Ghaz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.7 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.