Wakkas Tayara, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Gulfport, MS
Wakkas Tayara, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1710916564, issued on Jul 2, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 18677, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wakkas Tayara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 18677 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1391 Broad Ave, Gulfport, MS 39501
- Phone
- (228) 392-7429
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 396-3830
- Medicaid ID
- 00124636 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081111000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1391 Broad Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katrina Baxter, NPNurse Practitioner1972181006
- Blakley Brackett, AGACNPNurse Practitioner1689489544
- Elizabeth Coleman, AGACNP-FNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1972910230
- Mariah Cox, NPNurse Practitioner1760941223
- Kimberly Gibson, FNPNurse Practitioner1699322024
- Lezlie Mathews, CFNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1760570550
Verify Wakkas Tayara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18677Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,578 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate452 claims
- Eliquis416 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium416 claims
- Carvedilol307 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate286 claims
- Furosemide200 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,234.10
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Memorial Hospital AT GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Santa Rosa Hma Physician Management, LLCPace, FL
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.
Wakkas Tayara among 142 cardiovascular disease physician records in Mississippi
Wakkas Tayara, M.D. is one of 142 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 92% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1996 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 65% 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi
There are 142 cardiovascular disease physician records in Mississippi.
All 142 in Mississippi → Every provider in Gulfport → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammed Awaad, MDGulfport, MS 395011720039043
- Bassam Baroudi, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011487683231
- Brandon Bunol, MDGulfport, MS 395011700346483
- James Hardwick, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011437130911
- Shwan Jalal, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011558673384
- Umair Malik, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011952741977
- Hajira Malik, MDGulfport, MS 395011992323414
- William Hill, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031891100129
Common questions
What is Wakkas Tayara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wakkas Tayara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710916564, issued on Jul 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wakkas Tayara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1391 Broad Ave, Gulfport, MS, 39501. Phone: (228) 392-7429. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wakkas Tayara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 18677, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wakkas Tayara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wakkas Tayara, M.D. had 4,578 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wakkas Tayara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.