Dr. Omer Afzal, MD

Dr. Afzal practices at Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare.

Dr. Afzal's NPI, 1881093052, was assigned on August 13, 2014. Dr. Afzal graduated from Aga Khan Medical College in 2010. Dr. Afzal's Georgia license number on file is 101615.

Dr. Afzal's primary practice is Piedmont Newton Hospital, at 5126 Hospital Drive NE, Covington, GA 30014 in Newton County. The practice phone is (770) 786-7053.

Dr. Afzal's primary practice is Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. Dr. Afzal is also affiliated with Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph. The medical group on file is Anemonefish Inpatient Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Afzal to 4 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Afzal practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Afzal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Afzal is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Afzal's licenses on file in 4 states: Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, cardiac arrhythmia, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), sepsis and stroke among the conditions Dr. Afzal treats.

CMS data shows 155 Medicare services from Dr. Afzal across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 58 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,679 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 58 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Afzal in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 22 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Afzal's median patient age at 68, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Afzal wrote 81 Medicare Part D claims for 42 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 40 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $150 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Afzal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Afzal, published from 2017 to 2019. Dr. Afzal's most frequent co-authors are Lon A. Castle, MD, Bhavan Upendrakumar Shah, MD and Murtaza Ali Sundhu, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 39 general payments to Dr. Afzal from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $193.

Dr. Afzal graduated from Aga Khan Medical College in 2010.

Dr. Afzal is in network with 3 carriers, including United Healthcare, CMS Medicare and GA State Medicaid. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.