Dr. Afnan Raouf Tariq, MD

Dr. Tariq practices at North Coast Cardiology, Inc. in Oceanside, California.

Dr. Tariq's NPI, 1194146431, was assigned on January 3, 2014. Dr. Tariq graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Tariq holds Missouri license 2019031351.

Dr. Tariq's primary practice is North Coast Cardiology, Inc., at 3231 Waring Ct, Oceanside, CA 92056 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (760) 753-0220.

Dr. Tariq's primary practice is North Coast Cardiology, Inc. in Oceanside, California. Dr. Tariq is also affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. The medical group on file is North Coast Cardiology Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tariq to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tariq practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Tariq's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Tariq is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Tariq's licenses on file in 3 states: Missouri, California and New York.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cerebrovascular disease, chronic embolism thrombosis, chronic hypertension and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Tariq treats.

CMS data shows 1,268 Medicare services from Dr. Tariq across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 301 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $87,866 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 301 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tariq in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 131 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tariq's median patient age at 67, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Tariq wrote 912 Medicare Part D claims for 190 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 737 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $161,722 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 315 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Tariq for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Tariq accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Tariq as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Tariq, published from 2018 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Anticoagulants. Dr. Tariq has published most often in J Interv Cardiol. Dr. Tariq's most frequent co-authors are Deepak Asti, MD, Ricardo J. Benenstein, MD and Carl Dietrich Reimers, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 141 general payments to Dr. Tariq from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $4,725.

Dr. Tariq graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Tariq is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, Molina and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.