Zulfiquar Bhatti, M.D.
Specialist · Columbus, GA
Zulfiquar Bhatti, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1720180227, issued on Sep 4, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 048482, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zulfiquar Bhatti
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License numbers
- 048482 GA
0484282 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2300 Manchester Expy Ste 1001, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 322-0528
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 322-2080
- Medicaid ID
- 00879557A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040628001069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2300 Manchester Expy Ste 1001
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Zulfiquar Bhatti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 048482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
5,351 Medicare Part D claims for 801 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone547 claims
- Carvedilol346 claims
- Eliquis340 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium338 claims
- Losartan Potassium335 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate295 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): 90.7 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: $1,984.18
72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 2 group practices
- Chhokar ClinicColumbus, GA
- St Francis Physician Practices LLCColumbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zulfiquar Bhatti among 845 specialist records in Georgia
Zulfiquar Bhatti, M.D. is one of 845 specialist records with a practice address in Georgia. 34% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1989 among the 175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Georgia
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Rajinder Chhokar, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041215039714
- Norman Goldman, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041548535644
- William Harper, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041518960707
- Melissa Jones, BS - HUMAN SERVICESColumbus, GA 319041932741154
- Edward Matthews, D.O.Columbus, GA 319041346344355
Common questions
What is Zulfiquar Bhatti, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zulfiquar Bhatti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720180227, issued on Sep 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zulfiquar Bhatti, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2300 Manchester Expy Ste 1001, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 322-0528. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zulfiquar Bhatti, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 048482, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Zulfiquar Bhatti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zulfiquar Bhatti, M.D. had 5,351 Medicare Part D claims for 801 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zulfiquar Bhatti, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.7 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.