Dr. Sara Zulfiqar, MD

  • Concord, NC
  • Infectious disease specialist
NPI1710114046PAC ID7315110525
Medicare services, 2024
727
Medicare patients, 2024
219
Part D claims, 2024
587
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
920 Church St N, Concord, NC 28025
Practice phone
Call (704) 783-3000
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Primary practice

Atrium Health Cabarrus

Hospital · Concord, North Carolina

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Dr. Sara Zulfiqar is an infectious disease specialist in Concord, North Carolina

Dr. Zulfiqar practices at Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health.

Dr. Zulfiqar's NPI, 1710114046, was assigned on June 12, 2009. Dr. Zulfiqar graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Zulfiqar holds North Carolina license 2012-01005.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7315110525
NPI enumeration date
June 12, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(704) 783-3000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sara Zulfiqar practices at Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord, North Carolina

Dr. Zulfiqar's primary practice is Atrium Health Cabarrus, at 920 Church St N, Concord, NC 28025 in Cabarrus County. The practice phone is (704) 783-3000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Sara Zulfiqar is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Zulfiqar's primary practice is Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health. Dr. Zulfiqar is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. The medical group on file is Atrium Health Cleveland Imaging. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zulfiqar to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sara Zulfiqar's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Zulfiqar practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Atrium Health CabarrusAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Sara Zulfiqar is one of 276 infectious disease specialists in North Carolina

Infectious disease is Dr. Zulfiqar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Zulfiqar is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Infectious disease, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2012-01005 · taxonomy 207RI0200X

Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Zulfiqar

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Dr. Sara Zulfiqar billed Medicare for 727 services in 2024

CMS data shows 727 Medicare services from Dr. Zulfiqar across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 219 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,585 for them.

Medicare services, 2024727
Medicare patients219
Paid by Medicare$52,585
Procedure codes5

Dr. Zulfiqar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6382024: 72714%

Where Dr. Zulfiqar's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office345%
  • In a facility69395%

Dr. Zulfiqar compared with the North Carolina median for infectious disease specialists, 2024

  • Dr. Zulfiqar
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
727vs 2283.2 times
Medicare patients
219vs 11099% above
Part D claims
483vs 2082.3 times

Medians across 253 infectious disease specialists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Zulfiqar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sara Zulfiqar treated 219 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 219 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zulfiqar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 74 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.00, 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. Zulfiqar's median patient age at 69, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024219
Average age72
Average risk score3.00
Also on Medicaid32%

Dr. Zulfiqar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Zulfiqar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10950%
  • Men11050%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Zulfiqar's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis58%
  4. Diabetes57%
  5. Chronic kidney disease55%
  6. Mood disorders48%
  7. Heart failure45%
  8. Ischemic heart disease45%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Zulfiqar's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sara Zulfiqar wrote 587 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Zulfiqar wrote 587 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 483 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $526,874 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 330 claims across 12 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024587
Drugs named by CMS17
Total drug cost$526,874
Part D patients112

Dr. Zulfiqar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic452 claims77%
  • Brand-name135 claims23%

Dr. Zulfiqar's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Zulfiqar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics74%437 of 587 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3302024: 48346%

Drugs named by CMS: 17 in 2024, 12 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sara Zulfiqar scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Zulfiqar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Sara Zulfiqar received $617 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Zulfiqar from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Education make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $453.

General payments to Dr. Zulfiqar by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Zulfiqar by kind, 2016 to 2024

$617in total
  • Education$55890%
  • Food and beverage$5910%

Companies that paid Dr. Zulfiqar the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Sara Zulfiqar graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine

Dr. Zulfiqar graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2006.

  1. Medical schoolWest Virginia University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Sara Zulfiqar's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sara Zulfiqar's NPI number?

Dr. Sara Zulfiqar's NPI number is 1710114046. It was assigned on June 12, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sara Zulfiqar?

Dr. Sara Zulfiqar is an infectious disease specialist in Concord, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).

Where does Dr. Sara Zulfiqar practice?

Dr. Zulfiqar practices at 920 Church St N, Concord, NC 28025. Dr. Zulfiqar's primary practice is Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Zulfiqar to 3 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Sara Zulfiqar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Zulfiqar is (704) 783-3000.

What is Dr. Sara Zulfiqar's medical license number?

Dr. Zulfiqar holds North Carolina license 2012-01005.

Which hospitals is Dr. Sara Zulfiqar affiliated with?

Dr. Zulfiqar practices at Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord, North Carolina. Dr. Zulfiqar is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Zulfiqar to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Sara Zulfiqar part of?

Dr. Zulfiqar is linked to Atrium Health Cleveland Imaging. Dmand AI links Dr. Zulfiqar to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Sara Zulfiqar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Zulfiqar billed Medicare for 727 services in 2024, and Dr. Zulfiqar accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Sara Zulfiqar offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Zulfiqar as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Sara Zulfiqar's MIPS score?

Dr. Zulfiqar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sara Zulfiqar see?

CMS counts 219 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Zulfiqar in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Sara Zulfiqar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Zulfiqar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

Where did Dr. Sara Zulfiqar go to medical school?

Dr. Zulfiqar graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2006.

What drugs does Dr. Sara Zulfiqar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Zulfiqar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin, Daptomycin and Ceftriaxone.

Has Dr. Sara Zulfiqar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $617 in general payments to Dr. Zulfiqar from 5 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Sara Zulfiqar been practicing?

Dr. Zulfiqar graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

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