NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John K B Afshar, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · West Palm Beach, FL

John K B Afshar, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in West Palm Beach, Florida, and NPI 1245215409, issued on Dec 9, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME68976, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245215409
Name
John K B Afshar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
ME68976 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
901 Village Blvd Ste 702, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Phone
(561) 882-6214
Enumerated
Dec 9, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
378375800 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100713000740); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 901 Village Blvd Ste 702

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

  1. Dwanne Clayton, MSW, LCSW, CDPClinical Social Worker1881092898
  2. Maria Flores, ARNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1528532678
  3. Lauren Huntress, MDVascular Surgery Physician1508355033
  4. Usman Khan, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1104835875
  5. Daniel Vela Duarte, MDNeurology Physician1417243551

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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

212 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Afshar212
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone38 claims
  2. Gabapentin37 claims
  3. Methocarbamol37 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate13 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): 85.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $19,820.49

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was FloSpine LLC. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Afshar$19,820
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cora Health Services IncBoynton Beach, FL
  2. Tenet Florida Physician Services LLCPort St Lucie, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Florida

There are 644 neurological surgery physician records in Florida.

Other neurological surgery physician records in Florida

  1. Isaac Abecassis, MDMiami, FL1326481052
  2. Adib Abla, MDMiami, FL1093995136
  3. Kingsley Abode-Iyamah, M.D.Jacksonville, FL1578859484
  4. Aviva Abosch, M.D.Miami, FL1023062999
  5. Pablo Acebal, M.DMiami, FL1598791212
  6. Badih Adada, MDWeston, FL1225128705
  7. Stephanie Adamczak, MDFort Myers, FL1811300148
  8. Siviero Agazzi, MDTampa, FL1326058488
  9. Daniel Aghion, MDHollywood, FL1700045234
  10. Guilherme Agnoletto, MDTampa, FL1902374630

Common questions

What is John K B Afshar, MD's NPI number?

John K B Afshar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245215409, issued on Dec 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John K B Afshar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Village Blvd Ste 702, West Palm Beach, FL, 33409. Phone: (561) 882-6214. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John K B Afshar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME68976, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John K B Afshar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John K B Afshar, MD had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John K B Afshar, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.3 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.