Samar Waqar, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Springfield, IL
Samar Waqar, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1487222410, issued on Jun 16, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 036.170887, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samar Waqar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 036.170887 IL
4351048537 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 751 N Rutledge St, Springfield, IL 62702
- Phone
- (217) 545-8000
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samar Waqar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.170887Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Samar Waqar among 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois
Samar Waqar, MD is one of 464 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2021, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 94% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois.
All 464 in Illinois → Every provider in Springfield → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zainab AlnafoosiSpringfield, IL 627021124401070
- Salvador Fernandez, MDSpringfield, IL 627021659997294
- Sandesh Gyawali, MBBSSpringfield, IL 627021336874189
- Lyndsey Heise, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021700268216
- Afshan Iqbal, MDSpringfield, IL 627021598241226
- Ahmed Khan, MBBS, MDSpringfield, IL 627021861947871
- Janak Koirala, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021316935315
- Maria Merrick, DOSpringfield, IL 627021629361829
Common questions
What is Samar Waqar, MD's NPI number?
Samar Waqar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487222410, issued on Jun 16, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samar Waqar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 751 N Rutledge St, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 545-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samar Waqar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.170887, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samar Waqar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samar Waqar, MD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.