Rifat Parwaiz, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Ozark, AL
Rifat Parwaiz, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ozark, Alabama, and NPI 1679523898, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 17023, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rifat Parwaiz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 17023 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1519 Andrews Ave, Ozark, AL 36360
- Phone
- (334) 774-7610
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 774-7288
- Medicaid ID
- 009941546 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070424000417); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rifat Parwaiz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17023Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,186 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride176 claims
- Potassium Chloride148 claims
- Simvastatin136 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide134 claims
- Azithromycin132 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate128 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: $174.27
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Dale Medical CenterOzark, AL · Acute Care Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Rifat Parwaiz among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Rifat Parwaiz, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ozark
They are 7 of the 242 NPPES records with a practice address in Ozark, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Rifat Parwaiz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rifat Parwaiz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679523898, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rifat Parwaiz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1519 Andrews Ave, Ozark, AL, 36360. Phone: (334) 774-7610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rifat Parwaiz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 17023, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rifat Parwaiz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rifat Parwaiz, M.D. had 4,186 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.