Muhammad Waqas, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Rochester, NY
Muhammad Waqas, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1902479561, issued on Jul 21, 2021. Check the license (New York 330551, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muhammad Waqas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 330551 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1425 Portland Ave # 287, Rochester, NY 14621
- Phone
- (585) 922-5067
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240816002964); 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 ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 330551Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
165 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil11 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Newark Wayne Community HospitalNewark, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Muhammad Waqas among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Muhammad Waqas, MD is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 37% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
265 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Rochester
They are 265 of the 20,520 NPPES records with a practice address in Rochester, and 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Muhammad Waqas, MD's NPI number?
Muhammad Waqas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902479561, issued on Jul 21, 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 1425 Portland Ave # 287, Rochester, NY, 14621. Phone: (585) 922-5067. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muhammad Waqas, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 330551, 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 Waqas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muhammad Waqas, MD had 165 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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.