Muhammad Waqas, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Shreveport, LA
Muhammad Waqas, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1316520471, issued on May 5, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 349074, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muhammad Waqas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 349074 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Phone
- (318) 626-0000
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251006000934); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Muhammad Waqas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 349074Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
229 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Sertraline Hcl22 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
- Lisinopril12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Muhammad Waqas among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Muhammad Waqas, MD is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 76% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 44% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
All 340 in Louisiana → Every provider in Shreveport → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MDShreveport, LA 711031801328034
- Laxman ByreddiShreveport, LA 711031932695087
- Paul Hollingsworth, MDShreveport, LA 711031669891792
- Jesvin Jeyapaulraj, MDShreveport, LA 711031780201566
- Michael Sewell, MDShreveport, LA 711031477599231
- Elliot Sorrell, MDShreveport, LA 711031073045431
- Muhammad Sultan, MDShreveport, LA 711031124504972
- Vilmogil Tano, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031871880823
Common questions
What is Muhammad Waqas, MD's NPI number?
Muhammad Waqas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316520471, issued on May 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Muhammad Waqas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 626-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muhammad Waqas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 349074, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Muhammad Waqas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muhammad Waqas, MD had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.