Zafar Iqbal, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lancaster, SC
Zafar Iqbal, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lancaster, South Carolina, and NPI 1053571703, issued on Jun 16, 2008. Check the license on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zafar Iqbal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 25MA08658900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1029 W Meeting St, Lancaster, SC 29720
- Phone
- (803) 285-2041
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130924000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 300 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1029 W Meeting St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Naomi Asamoah-Beaufait, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1093212524
- Mark Ciminelli, M.D., F.A.C.C.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1982657003
- Rachel Flannigan, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1982479713
- Rachel Grams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376307983
- Arun Nagabandi, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1265797534
- Sandy Pearce, NPNurse Practitioner1144771684
Verify Zafar Iqbal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,539 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel223 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate211 claims
- Eliquis160 claims
- Losartan Potassium150 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate124 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium108 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): 97.2 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: $537.10
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolina Heart Specialists LLCLancaster, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zafar Iqbal among 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina
Zafar Iqbal, MD is one of 300 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 70% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1998 among the 208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina
There are 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 300 in South Carolina → Every provider in Lancaster → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carlos Albrecht, M.D.Lancaster, SC 297201558378091
- Mark Ciminelli, M.D., F.A.C.C.Lancaster, SC 297201982657003
- Deepak Shah, M.D.Lancaster, SC 297201316993116
- Vipulkumar Shah, M.D.Lancaster, SC 297201841246584
- Paul Slota, M.D.Lancaster, SC 297201104877257
- Nathaniel Edwards, MDRock Hill, SC 297321831100148
- Justin Haynie, MDRock Hill, SC 297321467464305
- Harry Hicklin, M.D.Rock Hill, SC 297321992717763
Common questions
What is Zafar Iqbal, MD's NPI number?
Zafar Iqbal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053571703, issued on Jun 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zafar Iqbal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1029 W Meeting St, Lancaster, SC, 29720. Phone: (803) 285-2041. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zafar Iqbal, MD's license?
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 Iqbal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zafar Iqbal, MD had 2,539 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zafar Iqbal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.2 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.