NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nighat A. Tahir, MD

Rheumatology Physician · Anderson, IN

Nighat A. Tahir, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Anderson, Indiana, and NPI 1386856037, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 01063632A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386856037
Name
Nighat A. Tahir
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
01063632A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1210A Medical Arts Blvd, Anderson, IN 46011
Phone
(765) 298-4050
Enumerated
May 4, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 27, 2023
Fax
(765) 298-4960
Medicaid ID
200949430 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090909000417); 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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Also registered at 1210A Medical Arts Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Benjamin TruittPhysician Assistant1669106027

Verify Nighat A. Tahir in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024

6,568 Medicare Part D claims for 747 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nighat Tahir6,568
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate1,120 claims
  2. Gabapentin654 claims
  3. Methotrexate648 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl575 claims
  5. Alendronate Sodium528 claims
  6. Prednisone442 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: $13.58

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nighat Tahir$13.58
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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. Community Physicians OF Indiana IncAnderson, IN

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

Nighat A. Tahir among 127 rheumatology physician records in Indiana

Nighat A. Tahir, MD is one of 127 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 87 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in Indiana

There are 127 rheumatology physician records in Indiana.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristine Rea, MDAnderson, IN 460161174546907
  2. Jolene Key, MDFishers, IN 460371831154640
  3. Tehniat Haider, MDLebanon, IN 460521396905782
  4. Gregory Bell, M.D.Noblesville, IN 460601083689939
  5. Veronica Heitsch, M.D.Noblesville, IN 460601366880411
  6. Kathleen Thomas, DONoblesville, IN 460601467474031
  7. Padmini Parameswaran, MDNoblesville, IN 460621811341282
  8. Sarah Perryman, D.O.Noblesville, IN 460621023370723

Common questions

What is Nighat A. Tahir, MD's NPI number?

Nighat A. Tahir, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386856037, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nighat A. Tahir, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1210A Medical Arts Blvd, Anderson, IN, 46011. Phone: (765) 298-4050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nighat A. Tahir, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01063632A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nighat A. Tahir, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nighat A. Tahir, MD had 6,568 Medicare Part D claims for 747 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.