Rafa Ahmed Nizam, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, MO
Rafa Ahmed Nizam, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1992437099, issued on Jun 28, 2022. Check the license (Missouri 2022024323, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafa Ahmed Nizam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2022024323 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University OF Missouri 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212
- Phone
- (573) 882-8907
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2022
- Fax
- (573) 884-1070
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafa Ahmed Nizam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2022024323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
807 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl57 claims
- Trazodone Hcl47 claims
- Sertraline Hcl45 claims
- Lamotrigine39 claims
- Bupropion Xl31 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl31 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: $604.91
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Rafa Ahmed Nizam among 965 psychiatry physician records in Missouri
Rafa Ahmed Nizam, MD is one of 965 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 49% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
128 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 128 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 965 psychiatry physician records in Missouri.
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- Amanda Harrington, MDColumbia, MO 652121437453271
- Bruce Harry, MDColumbia, MO 652121982651063
- Howard Houghton, M.D.Columbia, MO 652121275581050
- Allen Lavender, D.O.Columbia, MO 652121124339478
Common questions
What is Rafa Ahmed Nizam, MD's NPI number?
Rafa Ahmed Nizam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992437099, issued on Jun 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafa Ahmed Nizam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF Missouri 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212. Phone: (573) 882-8907. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafa Ahmed Nizam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2022024323, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rafa Ahmed Nizam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafa Ahmed Nizam, MD had 807 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.