Zafar Hossain, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Anderson, SC
Zafar Hossain, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Anderson, South Carolina, and NPI 1316997257, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 18859, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zafar Hossain
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 18859 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 E Greenville St Ste 2300, Anderson, SC 29621
- Phone
- (864) 512-5780
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 375-1155
- Medicaid ID
- T26816 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040413000330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2000 E Greenville St Ste 2300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Grisham, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1073557575
Verify Zafar Hossain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18859Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,366 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium236 claims
- Gabapentin227 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate215 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium214 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium162 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl153 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: $782.90
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Anmed HealthAnderson, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
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.
Zafar Hossain among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Zafar Hossain, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Anderson
They are 39 of the 2,108 NPPES records with a practice address in Anderson, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Zafar Hossain, MD's NPI number?
Zafar Hossain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316997257, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zafar Hossain, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 E Greenville St Ste 2300, Anderson, SC, 29621. Phone: (864) 512-5780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zafar Hossain, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18859, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zafar Hossain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zafar Hossain, MD had 5,366 Medicare Part D claims for 268 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.