Syed Fahad Iftikhar, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Riverside, CA
Syed Fahad Iftikhar, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1730542515, issued on Mar 30, 2016. Check the license (California A160234, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Syed Fahad Iftikhar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- A160234 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7117 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA 92506
- Phone
- (951) 782-3739
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2025
- Fax
- (951) 784-3275
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200309000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Syed Fahad Iftikhar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A160234Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,111.25
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 2 group practices
- 24 ON Physicians OF California PCEl Centro, CA
- Riverside Medical Clinic IncRiverside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Syed Fahad Iftikhar among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California
Syed Fahad Iftikhar, M.D. is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RI0011X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.
All 632 in California → Every provider in Riverside → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmad Alturjuman, M.D., F.A.C.C.Riverside, CA 925061114980703
- Syed Bokhari, M. D.Riverside, CA 925061619918943
- Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO, MBARiverside, CA 925061194170290
- Niraj ParekhRiverside, CA 925061043416498
- Kaustubh Patankar, M.D.Riverside, CA 925061083635593
- Suman Rao, MDRiverside, CA 925061386107001
- Javad SavojRiverside, CA 925061740642594
- Don Tait, DORiverside, CA 925061902344237
Common questions
What is Syed Fahad Iftikhar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Syed Fahad Iftikhar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730542515, issued on Mar 30, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Syed Fahad Iftikhar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7117 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA, 92506. Phone: (951) 782-3739. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Syed Fahad Iftikhar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A160234, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Syed Fahad Iftikhar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Syed Fahad Iftikhar, M.D. had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Syed Fahad Iftikhar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.