Kaniz Fatema Begum, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Jamaica, NY
Kaniz Fatema Begum, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Jamaica, New York, and NPI 1922186782, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (New York 219657, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kaniz Fatema Begum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 219657 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 137-50 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY 11435
- Phone
- (718) 298-5100
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 298-5128
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220825000103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 137-50 Jamaica Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kaniz Fatema Begum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 219657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
814 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate74 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
- Losartan Potassium45 claims
- Metformin Hcl45 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium34 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium29 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $74.74
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Harmony Health Care Long IslandOceanside, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kaniz Fatema Begum among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Kaniz Fatema Begum, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Jamaica
They are 57 of the 4,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Jamaica, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Kaniz Fatema Begum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kaniz Fatema Begum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922186782, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kaniz Fatema Begum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 137-50 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY, 11435. Phone: (718) 298-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kaniz Fatema Begum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 219657, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kaniz Fatema Begum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kaniz Fatema Begum, M.D. had 814 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.