Wasim W. Chughtai, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lincoln, NE
Wasim W. Chughtai, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1154486306, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 19785, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wasim W. Chughtai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 19785 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6900 Van Dorn St, Lincoln, NE 68506
- Phone
- (402) 489-3200
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (402) 489-5101
- Medicaid IDs
- 10026311700 NE
47081208100 NE - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100520000453); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6900 Van Dorn St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Wasim W. Chughtai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 19785Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,308 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 132 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium765 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate452 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium320 claims
- Lisinopril310 claims
- Metformin Hcl310 claims
- Omeprazole264 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,294.59
67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Bryan Physician NetworkLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wasim W. Chughtai among 813 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska
Wasim W. Chughtai, M.D. is one of 813 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 71% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2010 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 813 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska.
All 813 in Nebraska → Every provider in Lincoln → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brenda Bell, MDLincoln, NE 685061003870635
- Dalan BrownLincoln, NE 685061720541154
- Mary Drey, MDLincoln, NE 685061285792903
- Paul GobboLincoln, NE 685061144383449
- Jeffery Grubbe, MDLincoln, NE 685061063424190
- Kathryn Hajj, MDLincoln, NE 685061407881048
- Rajitha Johnson, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685061801005525
- Eva Lopez, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685061730279068
Common questions
What is Wasim W. Chughtai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wasim W. Chughtai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154486306, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wasim W. Chughtai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6900 Van Dorn St, Lincoln, NE, 68506. Phone: (402) 489-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wasim W. Chughtai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 19785, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wasim W. Chughtai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wasim W. Chughtai, M.D. had 8,308 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.