NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Norfolk, VA

Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1376861732, issued on May 11, 2010. Check the license (Virginia 0101263520, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376861732
Name
Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
0101263520 VA
MT196996 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 Gresham Dr FL 5, Norfolk, VA 23507
Phone
(757) 388-3198
Enumerated
May 11, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180112002412); accepts Medicare assignment
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 600 Gresham Dr FL 5

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

  1. Abbas Ali, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1003084708
  2. William Atchley, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700852332
  3. Kavitha Bagadi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871782961
  4. Otarod Bahrani, MDInternal Medicine Physician1609847664
  5. Sissay Befikadu, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1649582982
  6. Sajuma Bhaju, MDHospitalist Physician1043420557

Verify Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

460 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leyla Tafreshi Sahibzada460
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate27 claims
  3. Eliquis23 claims
  4. Furosemide23 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
  6. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er15 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): 95.1 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 score86.3
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sentara Medical GroupVirginia Beach, VA

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

Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada among 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia

Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada, M.D. is one of 3,599 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 2,234 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

196 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Norfolk

They are 196 of the 5,993 NPPES records with a practice address in Norfolk, and 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Atchley, MDNorfolk, VA 235071700852332
  2. Otarod Bahrani, MDNorfolk, VA 235071609847664
  3. Herbert Brewer, MDNorfolk, VA 235071427045707
  4. Ian Chen, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071912970328
  5. James Dixon, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071609849272
  6. Mark Flemmer, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071639143217
  7. Maia Gakhokidze, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071669458550
  8. Benjamin Goodman, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071194799874

Common questions

What is Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada, M.D.'s NPI number?

Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376861732, issued on May 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Gresham Dr FL 5, Norfolk, VA, 23507. Phone: (757) 388-3198. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101263520, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada, M.D. had 460 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Leyla Sadat Tafreshi Sahibzada, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.1 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.