Zahra Sara Afshari, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Glenview, IL
Zahra Sara Afshari, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Glenview, Illinois, and NPI 1508983628, issued on Mar 23, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036123618, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zahra Sara Afshari
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 036123618 IL
036.123618 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2634 Patriot Blvd Ste C, Glenview, IL 60026
- Phone
- (847) 904-2298
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 904-2168
- Medicaid ID
- F400164413 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100817001293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zahra Sara Afshari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036123618Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,162 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Memantine Hcl141 claims
- Donepezil Hcl118 claims
- Gabapentin110 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl75 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate62 claims
- Rivastigmine60 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: $3,606.14
165 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Neurology AT The Glen S.C.Glenview, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zahra Sara Afshari among 952 neurology physician records in Illinois
Zahra Sara Afshari, M.D. is one of 952 neurology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% 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 32% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 32% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 neurology physician records list a practice address in Glenview
They are 22 of the 2,545 NPPES records with a practice address in Glenview, and 952 neurology physician records in Illinois.
All 952 in Illinois → Every provider in Glenview → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ana Thereza Barion, MDGlenview, IL 600261083889232
- Lloyd Davis, M.D.Glenview, IL 600261902884596
- Fulvio Gil, M.D., M.SC.Glenview, IL 600261801185822
- Karyn Karlin, MDGlenview, IL 600261841284932
- Aikaterini Markopoulou, M.D., PH.D.Glenview, IL 600261568758696
- Smita Patel, DOGlenview, IL 600261487665600
- Ashvini Premkumar, M.D.Glenview, IL 600261134192578
- John Pula, MDGlenview, IL 600261659573053
Common questions
What is Zahra Sara Afshari, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zahra Sara Afshari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508983628, issued on Mar 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zahra Sara Afshari, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2634 Patriot Blvd Ste C, Glenview, IL, 60026. Phone: (847) 904-2298. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zahra Sara Afshari, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036123618, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zahra Sara Afshari, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zahra Sara Afshari, M.D. had 1,162 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.