NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Muhammad Hamza Habib, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · New York, NY

Muhammad Hamza Habib, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1518117902, issued on Sep 23, 2008. Check the license (New York 279001, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518117902
Name
Muhammad Hamza Habib
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License numbers
279001 NY
25MA10391400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 West 168TH Street, 3RD Floor, Suite # 37-38, New York, NY 10032
Phone
(212) 305-6299
Enumerated
Sep 23, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200609002412); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the 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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84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

1,360 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 473 claims were for opioids.

  1. Muhammad Hamza Habib1,360
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin179 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl174 claims
  3. Celecoxib142 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl139 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl108 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl66 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: $428.00

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Muhammad Hamza Habib$428.00
  2. Specialty average$547.94

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. Rutgers Health-Rwj Scleroderma ProgramNew Brunswick, NJ

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

Muhammad Hamza Habib among 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York

Muhammad Hamza Habib, M.D. is one of 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 29% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2013 among the 155 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in New York

There are 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York.

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Craig Blinderman, MDNew York, NY 100321659388494
  2. Mary Callahan, M.D.New York, NY 100321942629803
  3. Julia Cooperman, M.D., M.S.EDNew York, NY 100321396195954
  4. June Criscione, MDNew York, NY 100321649854449
  5. Dinaz Irani, M.D.New York, NY 100321194978460
  6. Shunichi Nakagawa, MCNew York, NY 100321629212527
  7. Michael Nalepa, MDNew York, NY 100321326594953
  8. Amna Rana, MDNew York, NY 100321396373627

Common questions

What is Muhammad Hamza Habib, M.D.'s NPI number?

Muhammad Hamza Habib, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518117902, issued on Sep 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Muhammad Hamza Habib, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 West 168TH Street, 3RD Floor, Suite # 37-38, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-6299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Muhammad Hamza Habib, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 279001, 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 Muhammad Hamza Habib, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Muhammad Hamza Habib, M.D. had 1,360 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.