Zahi Rafeq, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Worcester, MA
Zahi Rafeq, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1205981180, issued on Jan 24, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 225042, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zahi Rafeq
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 225042 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 281 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA 01605
- Phone
- (508) 334-8015
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210303000276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zahi Rafeq in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 225042Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,802 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium271 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium197 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate194 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate109 claims
- Clopidogrel106 claims
- Eliquis87 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): 100 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: $796.06
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zahi Rafeq among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Zahi Rafeq, M.D. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
448 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Worcester
They are 448 of the 13,166 NPPES records with a practice address in Worcester, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Zahi Rafeq, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zahi Rafeq, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205981180, issued on Jan 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zahi Rafeq, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 281 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA, 01605. Phone: (508) 334-8015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zahi Rafeq, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 225042, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zahi Rafeq, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zahi Rafeq, M.D. had 1,802 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zahi Rafeq, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.