Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Internist
NPI1225117500PAC ID8527950526
Part D claims, 2024
9,639
Industry payments
$54
Affiliated sites
1
Medical group
1
Insurance carriers
8
Practice address
15655 Cypress Woods Medical Dr, Houston, TX 77014
Practice phone
Call (713) 442-5669
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Primary practice

KS SC LLC

Houston, Texas

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Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar is an internist in Houston, Texas

Dr. Sarwar practices at KS SC LLC in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Sarwar's NPI, 1225117500, was assigned on November 6, 2006. Dr. Sarwar graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 1984. Dr. Sarwar's Texas license number on file is J7653.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8527950526
NPI enumeration date
November 6, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(713) 442-5669
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
68
Medical school graduation
1984

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

Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar practices at KS SC LLC in Houston, Texas

Dr. Sarwar's primary practice is KS SC LLC, at 15655 Cypress Woods Medical Dr, Houston, TX 77014 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 442-5669.

  • KS SC LLC
    15655 Cypress Woods Medical Dr, Houston, TX 77014 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 442-5669

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Sarwar's primary practice is KS SC LLC in Houston, Texas. The medical group on file is Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sarwar to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
KS SC LLCAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar is one of 8,437 internists in Texas

Internal medicine is Dr. Sarwar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Sarwar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Sarwar's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, TexasPrimaryLicense J7653 · 1995 to 2025 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Pennsylvania license1994

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists chronic diabetes among the conditions Dr. Sarwar treats.

Internists near Dr. Sarwar

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. Iftikhar Sarwar's patients have a median age of 57

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sarwar's median patient age at 57, with 48% women.

Dr. Sarwar's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 57

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men50%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar wrote 9,639 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sarwar wrote 9,639 Medicare Part D claims for 845 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,056 of them, across 104 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $489,503 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,970 claims across 91 drugs.

Part D claims, 20249,639
Drugs named by CMS104
Total drug cost$489,503
Part D patients845

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

  • Generic8,823 claims92%
  • Brand-name782 claims8%
  • Other34 claims0%

Dr. Sarwar'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. Sarwar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids4%378 of 9,639 claims
  • Antibiotics2%179 of 9,639 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: 7,9702024: 9,05614%

Drugs named by CMS: 104 in 2024, 91 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

How Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar received $54 in industry payments from 2019 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Sarwar from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amarin Pharma Inc. paid the most, $34.

General payments to Dr. Sarwar by program year, 2019 to 2022

Companies that paid Dr. Sarwar the most, 2019 to 2022

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

Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar has 4 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Sarwar, most recently NCQA DRP in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Sarwar

  1. 2014
    • NCQA DRP
    • NCQA HSRP
    • NCQA PCMH
  2. 2012
    • NCQA PPC

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences

Dr. Sarwar graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 1984.

  1. Medical schoolDow University of Health Sciences
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers

Dr. Sarwar is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC

Plan types Dr. Sarwar accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO5
  2. POS4
  3. Medicare3
  4. EPO2
  5. HMO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar's NPI number?

Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar's NPI number is 1225117500. It was assigned on November 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar?

Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar is an internist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar practice?

Dr. Sarwar practices at 15655 Cypress Woods Medical Dr, Houston, TX 77014. Dr. Sarwar's primary practice is KS SC LLC in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sarwar to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sarwar is (713) 442-5669.

What is Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar's medical license number?

Dr. Sarwar's Texas license number on file is J7653, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sarwar in Texas (1995 to 2025) and Pennsylvania (1994).

What medical group is Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar part of?

Dr. Sarwar is linked to Kelsey-Seybold Clinic.

Does Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Dr. Sarwar as accepting Medicare assignment.

Is Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar board certified?

Yes. Dr. Sarwar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Where did Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar go to medical school?

Dr. Sarwar graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 1984.

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What drugs does Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sarwar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Losartan Potassium.

Has Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $54 in general payments to Dr. Sarwar from 2 companies from 2019 to 2022. The largest total came from Amarin Pharma Inc.

How long has Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar been practicing?

Dr. Sarwar graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Iftikhar Sarwar accept?

Dr. Sarwar is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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