Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Reston, VA
Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Reston, Virginia, and NPI 1609867381, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101237500, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tarek Abou-Ghazala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 0101237500 VA
D0059691 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12330 Pinecrest RD Ste 125, Reston, VA 20191
- Phone
- (703) 822-5250
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2023
- Fax
- (571) 252-5595
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040609000884); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12330 Pinecrest RD Ste 125
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tarek Abou-Ghazala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101237500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,728 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate183 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate157 claims
- Losartan Potassium133 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium122 claims
- Eliquis121 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate92 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): 86.9 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: $165.62
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Northern Virginia Community Hospital, LLCDulles, VA
- Reston Hospital Center LLCReston, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tarek Abou-Ghazala among 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia
Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D. is one of 637 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2000 among the 452 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Virginia
There are 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia.
All 637 in Virginia → Every provider in Reston → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Butler, MDReston, VA 201911750737920
- Jeffrey Luy, M.D.Reston, VA 201911932103272
- Seth Meltzer, M.D.Reston, VA 201911053790998
- Mohammad Shirazi, M.D.Reston, VA 201911649704875
- Robert Shor, M.D.Reston, VA 201901386646420
- Padma Shukla, MD FACP FACCReston, VA 201901831299783
- John Vitarello, MD, MSReston, VA 201901811556657
- Ming Zhang, MDReston, VA 201901851957674
Common questions
What is Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609867381, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12330 Pinecrest RD Ste 125, Reston, VA, 20191. Phone: (703) 822-5250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101237500, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D. had 1,728 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.9 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.