Saima Athar, M.D, PHD
Neurology Physician · Greensboro, NC
Saima Athar, M.D, PHD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1811943343, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 01818, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saima Athar
- Credential
- M.D, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 01818 NC
24960 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 912 3RD St, Greensboro, NC 27405
- Phone
- (336) 273-2511
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 370-0287
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140304001079); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 912 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jessica McCue, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1194294769
- Megan MillikanAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1811389737
- Janece Moore, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1811235294
- Leslie Reynolds, MDNeurology Physician1265511554
Verify Saima Athar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 01818Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
763 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa170 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er75 claims
- Ropinirole Hcl67 claims
- Memantine Hcl40 claims
- Donepezil Hcl33 claims
- Pramipexole Dihydrochloride31 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: $1,104.70
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Moses Cone Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Greensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.
Other neurology physician records in North Carolina
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- Mahmoud Abdelrazek, MDCharlotte, NC1700144938
- Nuhad Abou Zeid, MDWinston Salem, NC1144427766
- Dalia Abou Zeki, MDCharlotte, NC1730542606
- Mohammad Abu-Rub, M.B.B.S.Charlotte, NC1154689255
- Indrani Acosta, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1962699892
- Natasha Acosta Diaz, M.D.Lumberton, NC1255748273
- Heather Adkins, MDDurham, NC1255351805
- Shruti Agashe, MDDurham, NC1306376405
- Antonia Ahern, M.D.Greensboro, NC1295053742
Common questions
What is Saima Athar, M.D, PHD's NPI number?
Saima Athar, M.D, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811943343, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saima Athar, M.D, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 912 3RD St, Greensboro, NC, 27405. Phone: (336) 273-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saima Athar, M.D, PHD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 01818, 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 Saima Athar, M.D, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saima Athar, M.D, PHD had 763 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.