Muhammad Waqas, MD
Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (MD) with St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, practicing in Little Rock, Arkansas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $22,648,109 for 7,382 claims, against $207,058 paid for services in 2024. Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,643 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Chi-St Vincent Infirmary and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1609060334 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 6, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 14, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Primary | 207RA0001X | E-9998 | AR |
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | 207RC0000X | E-9998 | AR |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (AR) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 433 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,605 across 30 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $207,058 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 7,382 · 9,985 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 506 |
| Total drug cost | $22,648,109 |
| Generic share | 60% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology |
Medical group
- St Vincent Infirmary Medical CenterLittle Rock, AR · 39 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR
- Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana, TX
- Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,643 · 90 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$1,797 · 103 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $443.07 | 28 |
| Abiomed | $284.55 | 12 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $260.28 | 10 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $139.38 | 10 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $138.87 | 10 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,554 · 89 payments
- Education$88.99 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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