Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC
Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1720240682, issued on Jul 1, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-00833, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2024-00833 NC
4301092254 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2910 East Franklin Blvd #1, Gastonia, NC 28056
- Phone
- (704) 648-0460
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2026
- Fax
- (855) 446-7146
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121205000287); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2910 East Franklin Blvd #1
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Verify Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-00833Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,592 Medicare Part D claims for 656 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium456 claims
- Losartan Potassium341 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium293 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium288 claims
- Montelukast Sodium273 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate261 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: $39.65
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Sparrow Ionia HospitalPortland, MI · Critical Access Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Centerwell Senior Primary Care NC PCGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gastonia
They are 53 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy, MD's NPI number?
Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720240682, issued on Jul 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2910 East Franklin Blvd #1, Gastonia, NC, 28056. Phone: (704) 648-0460. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-00833, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zuhair Ahmed Abualrihy, MD had 8,592 Medicare Part D claims for 656 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.