NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Taqi Zafar

Neurology Physician · Little Rock, AR

Taqi Zafar is a neurology physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1043693971, issued on Jul 9, 2015. Check the license (Arkansas E-13250, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043693971
Name
Taqi Zafar
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
E-13250 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4301 W Markham St # 783, Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone
(501) 686-8000
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2015
Record last updated
Feb 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210224001005); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4301 W Markham St # 783

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Edmund Adams, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1073533436
  2. Jibran Ahmed, M.DHematology & Oncology Physician1780091975
  3. Victoria Akins, MDGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1790875268
  4. Awad Alaid, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386845501
  5. Daisy Alapat, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1689812190
  6. Ioannis AnastasiouGastroenterology Physician1104201532

Verify Taqi Zafar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

1,708 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Taqi Zafar1,708
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam357 claims
  2. Lamotrigine189 claims
  3. Lacosamide160 claims
  4. Topiramate158 claims
  5. Clonazepam128 claims
  6. Clobazam107 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: $1,681.30

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Neuropace, 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.

  1. Taqi Zafar$1,681.30
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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

  1. University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Taqi Zafar among 109 neurology physician records in Arkansas

Taqi Zafar is one of 109 neurology physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2001 among the 72 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 109 neurology physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Archer, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051699865170
  2. Beverly Beadle, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051437181815
  3. Bradley Boop, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051033145792
  4. Michael Chesser, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051942289293
  5. Naim Haddad, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051508956087
  6. John Ironside, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051891727855
  7. Mitchell Kaufman, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051164536553
  8. Scott Lucchese, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051699877712

Common questions

What is Taqi Zafar's NPI number?

Taqi Zafar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043693971, issued on Jul 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Taqi Zafar located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4301 W Markham St # 783, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 686-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Taqi Zafar's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-13250, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Taqi Zafar prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Taqi Zafar had 1,708 Medicare Part D claims for 140 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.