Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Houston, TX
Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D. is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1508958166, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas K9005, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vahid Afsharkharghan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- K9005 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Medicaid IDs
- 046306903 (MDACC) TX
046306901 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080404000451); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vahid Afsharkharghan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K9005Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 91% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis95 claims
- Promacta21 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): 81.4 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: $632.69
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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 one group practice
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vahid Afsharkharghan among 922 hematology & oncology physician records in Texas
Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D. is one of 922 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 691 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508958166, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K9005, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D. had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.