Muhammad Behzad Zafar, M.B.B.S.
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Muhammad Behzad Zafar, M.B.B.S. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1427293075, issued on Dec 11, 2008. Check the license (Texas N4220, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muhammad Behzad Zafar
- Credential
- M.B.B.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- N4220 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4615 Southwest Fwy Ste 900, Houston, TX 77027
- Phone
- (346) 450-6196
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090825000226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Muhammad Behzad Zafar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N4220Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
764 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine321 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium220 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl21 claims
- Linzess21 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium20 claims
- Omeprazole18 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,143.02
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cls Health PLLCHouston, TX
- Medical Clinic OF Houston, LLPHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Muhammad Behzad Zafar among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Muhammad Behzad Zafar, M.B.B.S. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Muhammad Behzad Zafar, M.B.B.S.'s NPI number?
Muhammad Behzad Zafar, M.B.B.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427293075, issued on Dec 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Muhammad Behzad Zafar, M.B.B.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4615 Southwest Fwy Ste 900, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (346) 450-6196. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muhammad Behzad Zafar, M.B.B.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N4220, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Muhammad Behzad Zafar, M.B.B.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muhammad Behzad Zafar, M.B.B.S. had 764 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Muhammad Behzad Zafar, M.B.B.S.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.