NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Muhammad Zulqarnain, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Dallas, TX

Muhammad Zulqarnain, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1700813946, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Texas M2881, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700813946
Name
Muhammad Zulqarnain
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
M2881 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17950 Preston RD, Dallas, TX 75252
Phone
(972) 483-5714
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2006
Record last updated
May 17, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(972) 674-3810
Medicaid ID
184682602 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061010000087); 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 ordersTexas Medical Board
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7.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

13,313 Medicare Part D claims for 1,049 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 5,439 claims were for opioids.

  1. Muhammad Zulqarnain13,313
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen3,580 claims
  2. Gabapentin1,510 claims
  3. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl1,127 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl906 claims
  5. Buprenorphine Hcl843 claims
  6. Pregabalin731 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: $818.91

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Muhammad Zulqarnain$818.91
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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. Pain Management OF North Dallas, PAFrisco, TX

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

Muhammad Zulqarnain among 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas

Muhammad Zulqarnain, MD is one of 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2007 among the 284 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Texas

There are 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas.

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffery Eapen, M.D.Dallas, TX 752511124513700
  2. Stefan Gilthorpe, M.D.Dallas, TX 752511245677145
  3. Victor Ramon, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461023013828
  4. Sumit Katyal, M.D.Dallas, TX 752431629244538
  5. Bowlva Lee, D.O.Dallas, TX 752431053631259
  6. Daniel Shalev, M.D.Dallas, TX 752401073571170
  7. Kenneth Williams, M.DDallas, TX 752401891766044
  8. Louis Degironemo, MDDallas, TX 752371972732642

Common questions

What is Muhammad Zulqarnain, MD's NPI number?

Muhammad Zulqarnain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700813946, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Muhammad Zulqarnain, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17950 Preston RD, Dallas, TX, 75252. Phone: (972) 483-5714. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Muhammad Zulqarnain, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M2881, 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 Zulqarnain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Muhammad Zulqarnain, MD had 13,313 Medicare Part D claims for 1,049 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.