NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nizar Chafik Issa, M.D

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Forrest City, AR

Nizar Chafik Issa, M.D is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Forrest City, Arkansas, and NPI 1609096577, issued on Apr 26, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas E5166, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609096577
Name
Nizar Chafik Issa
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
E5166 AR
42346 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
904 Holiday Dr, Forrest City, AR 72335
Phone
(870) 630-9362
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(870) 630-9364
Medicaid ID
165992001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070822000639); 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 904 Holiday Dr

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

  1. Steffany Benton, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1760873319
  2. David Coss, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1851340939
  3. Brandy Davis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1629027313
  4. Courtney Morgan-Dildine, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1184857690

Verify Nizar Chafik Issa in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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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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92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

2,735 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 74% of claims.

  1. Nizar Issa2,735
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta801 claims
  2. Anoro Ellipta479 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa470 claims
  4. Breo Ellipta174 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate105 claims
  6. Ventolin Hfa98 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: $610.61

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nizar Issa$610.61
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Forrest City Clinic Company LLCForrest City, AR

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

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 112 pulmonary disease physician records in Arkansas.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Arkansas

  1. Eyad Abochale, M.D.Little Rock, AR1376577387
  2. Ladly Abraham, MDConway, AR1972537090
  3. Kim Agee, MDFayetteville, AR1003851072
  4. Ali Al-Nashif, M.D.White Hall, AR1699731430
  5. Muhammad Ali, M.D.North Little Rock, AR1780971192
  6. Mohammad Alnabulsi, MDJonesboro, AR1669953212
  7. Mohammed Amari, M.D., FCCPBentonville, AR1447353339
  8. Paula Anderson, MDLittle Rock, AR1366532848
  9. Arinze Anyabolu, MBBSHot Springs, AR1003468414
  10. Rosa Arancibia, MDLittle Rock, AR1205125846

Common questions

What is Nizar Chafik Issa, M.D's NPI number?

Nizar Chafik Issa, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609096577, issued on Apr 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nizar Chafik Issa, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 904 Holiday Dr, Forrest City, AR, 72335. Phone: (870) 630-9362. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nizar Chafik Issa, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E5166, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nizar Chafik Issa, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nizar Chafik Issa, M.D had 2,735 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nizar Chafik Issa, M.D'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.