Dr. Yasir Abdul Ghaffar, MD

Dr. Abdul Ghaffar practices at Methodist Hospital Metropolitan in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Abdul Ghaffar's NPI, 1053674408, was assigned on June 20, 2012. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 2006. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar's Texas license number on file is U4725.

Dr. Abdul Ghaffar's primary practice is Methodist Hospital Metropolitan, at 1310 McCullough Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (210) 208-2200.

Dr. Abdul Ghaffar's primary practice is Methodist Hospital Metropolitan in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Methodist Healthcare System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abdul Ghaffar to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Abdul Ghaffar practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Abdul Ghaffar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Abdul Ghaffar's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana and Missouri.

CMS data shows 1,639 Medicare services from Dr. Abdul Ghaffar across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 384 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $139,242 for them.

CMS counts 384 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abdul Ghaffar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 146 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.62, 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. Abdul Ghaffar's median patient age at 67, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Abdul Ghaffar wrote 647 Medicare Part D claims for 196 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 531 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $51,275 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 185 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Abdul Ghaffar for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 26 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Abdul Ghaffar, more than 60% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Abdul Ghaffar, published from 2019 to 2020. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar's most frequent co-authors are Babikir Kheiri, MD, Waddah Maskoun, MD and Muhammad Munir, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Abdul Ghaffar from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) paid the most, $242.

Dr. Abdul Ghaffar graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 2006.

Dr. Abdul Ghaffar is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.