Zahra Asghar
Hospitalist Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Zahra Asghar is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1093277436, issued on Apr 4, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD486175, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zahra Asghar
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD486175 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-3030
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2024
- Fax
- (412) 359-3060
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240911002129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zahra Asghar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD486175Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zahra Asghar among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania
Zahra Asghar is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Zahra Asghar's NPI number?
Zahra Asghar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093277436, issued on Apr 4, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zahra Asghar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-3030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zahra Asghar's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD486175, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zahra Asghar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zahra Asghar had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zahra Asghar's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.