Zinnat Ara Begum, MD, MHS
Family Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Zinnat Ara Begum, MD, MHS is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1821415720, issued on Mar 28, 2014. Check the license (New Mexico RS2018-0553, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zinnat Ara Begum
- Credential
- MD, MHS
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- RS2018-0553 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2450 S Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 521-5385
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220110000247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zinnat Ara Begum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license RS2018-0553Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,914 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium160 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium95 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate79 claims
- Lisinopril67 claims
- Losartan Potassium63 claims
- Gabapentin47 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): 87.8 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Providence Health And Services - OregonPortland, OR
- Providence Health And Services OregonHillsboro, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zinnat Ara Begum among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Zinnat Ara Begum, MD, MHS is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 103 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Zinnat Ara Begum, MD, MHS's NPI number?
Zinnat Ara Begum, MD, MHS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821415720, issued on Mar 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zinnat Ara Begum, MD, MHS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2450 S Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 521-5385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zinnat Ara Begum, MD, MHS's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number RS2018-0553, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zinnat Ara Begum, MD, MHS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zinnat Ara Begum, MD, MHS had 1,914 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zinnat Ara Begum, MD, MHS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.8 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.