Mitra Afshari, M.D. M.P.H
Neurology Physician · Chicago, IL
Mitra Afshari, M.D. M.P.H is a neurology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1285998237, issued on Jun 25, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 036-146592, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mitra Afshari
- Credential
- M.D. M.P.H
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 036-146592 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1725 W Harrison St Ste 1106, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-4500
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180823001011); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mitra Afshari 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 036-146592Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
931 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa240 claims
- Gabapentin73 claims
- Clonazepam60 claims
- Amantadine46 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er45 claims
- Donepezil Hcl33 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: $244.40
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mitra Afshari among 952 neurology physician records in Illinois
Mitra Afshari, M.D. M.P.H is one of 952 neurology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Mitra Afshari, M.D. M.P.H's NPI number?
Mitra Afshari, M.D. M.P.H's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285998237, issued on Jun 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mitra Afshari, M.D. M.P.H located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 W Harrison St Ste 1106, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mitra Afshari, M.D. M.P.H's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-146592, 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 Mitra Afshari, M.D. M.P.H prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mitra Afshari, M.D. M.P.H had 931 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.