Tariq M. Dastagir, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Escondido, CA
Tariq M. Dastagir, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1033197082, issued on Jan 9, 2006. Check the license (California C55842, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tariq M. Dastagir
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- C55842 CA
MD426854 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2185 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
- Phone
- (442) 281-4047
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130815000745); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tariq M. Dastagir in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C55842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
207 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil22 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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 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: $72.94
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 4 group practices
- 24 ON Physicians OF California PCEl Centro, CA
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationChula Vista, CA
- Palomar Hospitalist Medical Group IncPoway, CA
- San Diego Critical Care Medical Group IncChula Vista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tariq M. Dastagir among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Tariq M. Dastagir, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
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- Kristina Djekic, DOEscondido, CA 920291417343732
- Michelle Faierman, MDEscondido, CA 920291235526617
- Anna Gelberg, MDEscondido, CA 920291104004258
- Farah Hamdard, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291205984945
- Wasim Mouazzen, MDEscondido, CA 920291326542010
Common questions
What is Tariq M. Dastagir, MD's NPI number?
Tariq M. Dastagir, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033197082, issued on Jan 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tariq M. Dastagir, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2185 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (442) 281-4047. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tariq M. Dastagir, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C55842, 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 Tariq M. Dastagir, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tariq M. Dastagir, MD had 207 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tariq M. Dastagir, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72 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.