Sheikh M. Afzal, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Lehighton, PA
Sheikh M. Afzal, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1003824426, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD061333L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheikh M. Afzal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD061333L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 710 Bridge Street, Suite 204, Lehighton, PA 18235
- Phone
- (610) 377-1228
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (866) 723-5249
- Medicaid ID
- 1011137810002 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041025000991); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Sheikh M. Afzal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD061333LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
80 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate12 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: $19.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Professional Counseling Consulting And Human Services LLCPottsville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
15 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Lehighton
They are 15 of the 277 NPPES records with a practice address in Lehighton, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 15 in Lehighton → All 2,662 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Lehighton →
Other psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
- Raja Abbas, M.D.Lehighton, PA1306057294
- Saleha Abbas, M.D.Upland, PA1144283052
- David Abel, MDDoylestown, PA1881637163
- Rolf Abel, MDWilkes Barre, PA1427048917
- Kian AbolhodaPhiladelphia, PA1013844885
- Dara Abraham, D.OPhiladelphia, PA1316109549
- George Abraham, PCLafayette Hill, PA1679552368
- John Abulu, MBBS, MDPhiladelphia, PA1700052172
- Thalia Acosta, MDPittsburgh, PA1790909224
- Marilyn Adam, M.D.York, PA1548698103
Common questions
What is Sheikh M. Afzal, MD's NPI number?
Sheikh M. Afzal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003824426, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheikh M. Afzal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Bridge Street, Suite 204, Lehighton, PA, 18235. Phone: (610) 377-1228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheikh M. Afzal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD061333L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sheikh M. Afzal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheikh M. Afzal, MD had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.