NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Muhammad Afzal, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Charleston, WV

Muhammad Afzal, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1477808426, issued on Jul 16, 2012. Check the license (West Virginia 29344, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1477808426
Name
Muhammad Afzal
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
29344 WV
D80343 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3200 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste B16, Charleston, WV 25304
Phone
(304) 388-5848
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 388-9654
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210715003758); 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 3200 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste B16

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

  1. Robert Davee, DOInternal Medicine Physician1003305541
  2. Kenneth Pearson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1679701023
  3. Ambiga Samiappan, MDHospitalist Physician1598012320
  4. Melanie Weaver, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619123494
  5. Shawnda Yeager, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831155225

Verify Muhammad Afzal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

349 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Muhammad Afzal349
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
  2. Eliquis21 claims
  3. Clopidogrel13 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate12 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
  6. Amiodarone Hcl11 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): 49.1 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 score35.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%31.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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: $20.24

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Muhammad Afzal$20.24
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Southeastern Hospitalist Services PCCharleston, SC

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

Muhammad Afzal among 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia

Muhammad Afzal, MD is one of 118 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 93% 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 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 44% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2010 among the 102 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zarpash Babar, MDCharleston, WV 253041174711782
  2. James Brown, M.D.Charleston, WV 253041538271812
  3. Lesli Farris, D.O.Charleston, WV 253041649432915
  4. Ezedeen Hamad, MDCharleston, WV 253041093929580
  5. Molly Johns, DOCharleston, WV 253041891910733
  6. Christopher Jones, MDCharleston, WV 253041316131253
  7. Olga Minenko-McDaniel, MDCharleston, WV 253041780884338
  8. Raghavendra Mulinti, MDCharleston, WV 253041518198761

Common questions

What is Muhammad Afzal, MD's NPI number?

Muhammad Afzal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477808426, issued on Jul 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Muhammad Afzal, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3200 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste B16, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 388-5848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Muhammad Afzal, MD's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 29344, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Muhammad Afzal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Muhammad Afzal, MD had 349 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Muhammad Afzal, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 49.1 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.