Mohammad Ishaq Arastu, M.D.,
Specialist · Bethlehem, PA
Mohammad Ishaq Arastu, M.D., is a specialist with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1285604488, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania 019277-E, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mohammad Ishaq Arastu
- Credential
- M.D.,
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 019277-E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5325 Northgate Dr, Bethlehem, PA 18017
- Phone
- (610) 865-6044
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 865-6383
- Medicaid ID
- 1011107 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110406000100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mohammad Ishaq Arastu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license 019277-ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
3,016 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium901 claims
- Synthroid369 claims
- Metformin Hcl216 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er95 claims
- Lantus Solostar63 claims
- Glipizide Er56 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): 11.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $406.26
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Mohammad Ishaq Arastu among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania
Mohammad Ishaq Arastu, M.D., is one of 2,031 specialist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 40% 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, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 1989 among the 547 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Mohammad Ishaq Arastu, M.D.,'s NPI number?
Mohammad Ishaq Arastu, M.D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285604488, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mohammad Ishaq Arastu, M.D., located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5325 Northgate Dr, Bethlehem, PA, 18017. Phone: (610) 865-6044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mohammad Ishaq Arastu, M.D.,'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number 019277-E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mohammad Ishaq Arastu, M.D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mohammad Ishaq Arastu, M.D., had 3,016 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mohammad Ishaq Arastu, M.D.,'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 11.7 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.