Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Kinston, NC
Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Kinston, North Carolina, and NPI 1194727479, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 35832, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 35832 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 608A Airport RD, Kinston, NC 28504
- Phone
- (252) 523-8513
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 317-2096
- Medicaid ID
- 891214M NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080514000531); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 403 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 608A Airport RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rekha John, M.D.Nephrology Physician1619979846
- Timothy WestNurse Practitioner1629778998
Verify Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 35832Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,830 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate179 claims
- Calcitriol166 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl159 claims
- Furosemide146 claims
- Losartan Potassium93 claims
- Farxiga89 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: $51.38
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 one group practice
- Eastern Nephrology Associates PLLCGreenville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi among 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina
Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi, M.D. is one of 403 nephrology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Kinston → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vernon Chiu, M.D.Kinston, NC 285041174705081
- Rekha John, M.D.Kinston, NC 285041619979846
- Ram Sapasetty, M.D.Kinston, NC 285041114969268
- Milagros Cailing, M.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461770672560
- Koithara Varkey Thomas, M.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461265474209
- Ahmet Yassa, MDJacksonville, NC 285461609486968
- Thomas Burkart, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621679575880
- Joseph Coladonato, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621073557633
Common questions
What is Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194727479, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 608A Airport RD, Kinston, NC, 28504. Phone: (252) 523-8513. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 35832, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nawaf Ghatfan Atassi, M.D. had 1,830 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.