Tahira Ghaffar, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Richmond Hill, NY
Tahira Ghaffar, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Richmond Hill, New York, and NPI 1912179458, issued on Mar 25, 2008. Check the license (New York 251249, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tahira Ghaffar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 251249 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 118-08 101 Ave, Richmond Hill, NY 11419
- Phone
- (718) 441-0410
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Tahira Ghaffar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 251249Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
656 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Metformin Hcl57 claims
- Losartan Potassium55 claims
- Simvastatin54 claims
- Lisinopril50 claims
- Januvia38 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.
23 family medicine physician records list a Richmond Hill practice address
They are 23 of the 972 NPPES records with a Richmond Hill practice address, and 6,002 family medicine physician records in New York.
All 23 in Richmond Hill → All 6,002 in New York → Every provider in Richmond Hill →
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Common questions
What is Tahira Ghaffar, MD's NPI number?
Tahira Ghaffar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912179458, issued on Mar 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tahira Ghaffar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 118-08 101 Ave, Richmond Hill, NY, 11419. Phone: (718) 441-0410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tahira Ghaffar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 251249, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tahira Ghaffar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tahira Ghaffar, MD had 656 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.