Muhammad Waqas
Neurological Surgery Physician · Buffalo, NY
Muhammad Waqas is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1477177301, issued on Jun 6, 2020. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muhammad Waqas
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- Practice location
- 100 High St Ste B4-27, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone
- (716) 275-9080
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- 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 ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
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: $51.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Muhammad Waqas among 529 neurological surgery physician records in New York
Muhammad Waqas is one of 529 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 91% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 529 neurological surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Davies, M.D., PH.D.Buffalo, NY 142031215262878
- Amy Farmer, PA-CBuffalo, NY 142031669637484
- Kevin Gibbons, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142031124097381
- Ryan Hess, MDBuffalo, NY 142031861955874
- Hamid KhanBuffalo, NY 142031487439188
- Veetai Li, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142031073582243
- Andre Monteiro, MDBuffalo, NY 142031689399172
- Mohamed Soliman, MDBuffalo, NY 142031760194856
Common questions
What is Muhammad Waqas's NPI number?
Muhammad Waqas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477177301, issued on Jun 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Muhammad Waqas located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 High St Ste B4-27, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 275-9080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muhammad Waqas's license?
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 Waqas prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muhammad Waqas had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.