Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 9,437
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 665
- Part D claims, 2024
- 16,483
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $8,964
- Practice address
- 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216
- Practice phone
- Call (214) 742-8387
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia is an internist in Dallas, Texas
Dr. Tapia practices at Dallas VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, part of Veterans Health Administration.
Dr. Tapia's NPI, 1295997930, was assigned on June 25, 2008. Dr. Tapia graduated from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College in 1997. Dr. Tapia's Texas license number on file is N4787.
- NPI
- 1295997930NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0042385551
- NPI enumeration date
- June 25, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (214) 742-8387
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia practices at Dallas VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas
Dr. Tapia's primary practice is Dallas VA Medical Center, at 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (214) 742-8387.
- Dallas VA Medical Center4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216 · Dallas CountyPhone(214) 742-8387
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Tapia's primary practice is Dallas VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dr. Tapia is also affiliated with Paris Regional Health. The medical group on file is Tapia Internal Medicine Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tapia to 5 more home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tapia practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dallas VA Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia is one of 8,437 internists in Texas
Internal medicine is Dr. Tapia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Tapia is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Tapia's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, TexasPrimary
- New York license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute skin infection, aneurysm, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter and bipolar disorder among the conditions Dr. Tapia treats.
Internists near Dr. Tapia
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia billed Medicare for 9,437 services in 2024
CMS data shows 9,437 Medicare services from Dr. Tapia across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 665 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $396,933 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Tapia's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7,6462024: 6,73312%
- Other services
- 2023: 5012024: 1,829265%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3982024: 49224%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2952024: 25314%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 652024: 11678%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 14
Dr. Tapia compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Tapia
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 9,437vs 53917.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 665vs 1903.5 times
- Part D claims
- 15,689vs 28954.3 times
Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Tapia's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia treated 665 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 665 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tapia in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 279 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tapia's median patient age at 72, with 43% women.
Dr. Tapia's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Tapia's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women31447%
- Men35153%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Tapia's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis55%
- Ischemic heart disease46%
- Chronic kidney disease42%
- Mood disorders40%
- Depression39%
- Diabetes37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Tapia's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women43%
- Men56%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia wrote 16,483 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Tapia wrote 16,483 Medicare Part D claims for 1,105 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15,689 of them, across 184 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,327,463 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15,332 claims across 186 drugs.
Dr. Tapia's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic14,544 claims88%
- Brand-name1,807 claims11%
- Other132 claims1%
Dr. Tapia'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. Tapia's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%57 of 16,483 claims
- Antibiotics3%414 of 16,483 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%79 of 16,483 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: 15,3322024: 15,6892%
Drugs named by CMS: 184 in 2024, 186 in 2023.
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
How Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia takes part in Medicare
Dr. Tapia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia received $8,964 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 814 general payments to Dr. Tapia from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $1,335.
General payments to Dr. Tapia by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Tapia by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$8,88999%
- Education$751%
Companies that paid Dr. Tapia the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Tapia, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Tapia
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia graduated from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College
Dr. Tapia graduated from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College in 1997.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Tapia is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Tapia accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO12
- PPO12
- Medicare8
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia's NPI number?
Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia's NPI number is 1295997930. It was assigned on June 25, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia?
Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia is an internist in Dallas, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia practice?
Dr. Tapia practices at 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216. Dr. Tapia's primary practice is Dallas VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tapia to 5 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Tapia is (214) 742-8387.
What is Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia's medical license number?
Dr. Tapia's Texas license number on file is N4787, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Tapia in Texas (2009 to 2025) and New York (2008 to 2012).
Which hospitals is Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia affiliated with?
Dr. Tapia practices at Dallas VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Tapia is also affiliated with Paris Regional Health.
What medical group is Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia part of?
Dr. Tapia is linked to Tapia Internal Medicine Clinic.
Does Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tapia billed Medicare for 9,437 services in 2024, and Dr. Tapia accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia see?
CMS counts 665 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tapia in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia board certified?
Yes. Dr. Tapia is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Tapia's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99458), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).
Where did Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia go to medical school?
Dr. Tapia graduated from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tapia's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $8,964 in general payments to Dr. Tapia from 35 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
How long has Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia been practicing?
Dr. Tapia graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Ashfaq A. Tapia accept?
Dr. Tapia is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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