Sheema Zafar

  • The Woodlands, TX
  • Internist
NPI1194387142PAC ID9234501396
Medicare services, 2024
535
Medicare patients, 2024
187
Part D claims, 2024
319
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
91
Practice address
17201 Interstate 45 South, The Woodlands, TX 77385
Practice phone
Call (936) 270-2000
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Primary practice

Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital

Hospital · The Woodlands, Texas

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Sheema Zafar is an internist in The Woodlands, Texas

Sheema Zafar practices at Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas, part of Houston Methodist.

Sheema Zafar's NPI, 1194387142, was assigned on June 30, 2019. Sheema Zafar holds Indiana license 01089439A.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9234501396
NPI enumeration date
June 30, 2019
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(936) 270-2000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Sheema Zafar practices at Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas

Sheema Zafar's primary practice is Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital, at 17201 Interstate 45 South, The Woodlands, TX 77385 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (936) 270-2000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Sheema Zafar is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Sheema Zafar's primary practice is Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Sheema Zafar is also affiliated with Memorial Hospital of South Bend. The medical group on file is Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Sheema Zafar to 1 more hospital and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Sheema Zafar's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Houston Methodist The Woodlands HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Sheema Zafar is one of 8,437 internists in Texas

Internal medicine is Sheema Zafar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Sheema Zafar is licensed in Indiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, IndianaPrimaryLicense 01089439A · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Sheema Zafar

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Sheema Zafar billed Medicare for 535 services in 2024

CMS data shows 535 Medicare services from Sheema Zafar across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 187 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,345 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024535
Medicare patients187
Paid by Medicare$39,345
Procedure codes5

Sheema Zafar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4342024: 53523%

Sheema Zafar compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024

  • Sheema Zafar
  • Texas median
Medicare services
535vs 539Close to median
Medicare patients
187vs 190Close to median
Part D claims
124vs 28957% below

Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Sheema Zafar'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

Sheema Zafar treated 187 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 187 Medicare patients who saw Sheema Zafar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 74 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Sheema Zafar's median patient age at 77, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024187
Average age77
Average risk score2.16
Also on Medicaid21%

Sheema Zafar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Sheema Zafar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11461%
  • Men7339%

Chronic conditions among Sheema Zafar's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease65%
  4. Arthritis55%
  5. Diabetes48%
  6. Mood disorders47%
  7. Chronic kidney disease45%
  8. Heart failure44%

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

Sheema Zafar's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

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

Sheema Zafar wrote 319 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Sheema Zafar wrote 319 Medicare Part D claims for 136 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 124 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $19,489 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 77 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024319
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$19,489
Part D patients136

Sheema Zafar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic268 claims84%
  • Brand-name and other51 claims16%

Sheema Zafar'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 Sheema Zafar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics33%104 of 319 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: 772024: 12461%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 5 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

Sheema Zafar scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Sheema Zafar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Sheema Zafar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Sheema Zafar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 91of 100Final score
  • 84of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

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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Sheema Zafar has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Sheema Zafar in 2021. Sheema Zafar's most frequent co-authors are Bibi Ayesha, MD, Rachel M. Bartash, MD and Golda Hudes, MD.

Papers1

Sheema Zafar's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Sheema Zafar

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Sources for Sheema Zafar'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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Sheema Zafar's NPI number?

Sheema Zafar's NPI number is 1194387142. It was assigned on June 30, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Sheema Zafar specialize in?

Sheema Zafar is an internist in The Woodlands, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Sheema Zafar practice?

Sheema Zafar practices at 17201 Interstate 45 South, The Woodlands, TX 77385. Sheema Zafar's primary practice is Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dmand AI also links Sheema Zafar to 1 hospital and 2 medical groups.

What is Sheema Zafar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Sheema Zafar is (936) 270-2000.

What is Sheema Zafar's medical license number?

Sheema Zafar holds Indiana license 01089439A.

Which hospitals is Sheema Zafar affiliated with?

Sheema Zafar practices at Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas. Sheema Zafar is also affiliated with Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Dmand AI links Sheema Zafar to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Sheema Zafar part of?

Sheema Zafar is linked to Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI links Sheema Zafar to 2 more medical groups.

Does Sheema Zafar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Sheema Zafar billed Medicare for 535 services in 2024, and Sheema Zafar accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Sheema Zafar's MIPS score?

Sheema Zafar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Sheema Zafar see?

CMS counts 187 Medicare patients who saw Sheema Zafar in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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What services does Sheema Zafar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Sheema Zafar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99239) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

What drugs does Sheema Zafar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Sheema Zafar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Doxycycline Hyclate, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Eliquis.

How long has Sheema Zafar been practicing?

Sheema Zafar graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

Does Sheema Zafar do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Sheema Zafar.

Who does Sheema Zafar publish with?

Sheema Zafar's most frequent co-authors are Bibi Ayesha, MD (1 shared paper), Rachel M. Bartash, MD (1 shared paper) and Golda Hudes, MD (1 shared paper).

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