Temitope Gafaar, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Temitope Gafaar, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1609423888, issued on Aug 21, 2019. Check the license (Missouri 2019021217, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Temitope Gafaar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2019021217 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Barnes Jew Hosp Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 362-5000
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231127002430); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Temitope Gafaar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2019021217Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
395 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir47 claims
- Ondansetron Odt37 claims
- Methylprednisolone26 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl26 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate22 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Mercy Clinic Springfield CommunitiesLebanon, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Temitope Gafaar among 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri
Temitope Gafaar, MD is one of 1,405 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 808 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
398 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis
They are 398 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Temitope Gafaar, MD's NPI number?
Temitope Gafaar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609423888, issued on Aug 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Temitope Gafaar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Barnes Jew Hosp Plz, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Temitope Gafaar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2019021217, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Temitope Gafaar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Temitope Gafaar, MD had 395 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.