Physician Profile
Azfar B. Sheikh, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Sheikh
Azfar B. Sheikh, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Houston, TX specializing in interventional cardiology. Azfar is also listed as specializing in student in an organized health care education program. According to Medicare claims data, Azfar cared for 2,054 Medicare patients across 3,570 services.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (713) 500-6577
- Email not available
Practice Locations
6431 FANNIN ST
Houston, TX 77030
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Interventional Cardiology generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Artery blockages
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Carotid Artery Blockage
- Completely Blocked Heart Artery
- Microvascular angina
- Re-Blocked Heart Stent
- Severely Calcified Heart Arteries
- Torn Heart Artery
Blood clots
Blood pressure
Chest symptoms
Circulation & veins
Heart failure
Heart muscle
Heart valves
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Heart Murmur
- Leaky Mitral Valve (Mitral Regurgitation)
- Tricuspid regurgitation
Structural heart
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- AFib ablation
- Angioplasty and stenting
- Cardiac catheterization
- Pacemaker implantation
- Watchman procedure
Artery procedures
- Carotid Artery Stent
- Drug-Coated Balloon Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Aneurysm Repair
- Opening Chronic 100% Blocked Heart Arteries
- Plaque Removal from Arteries (Atherectomy)
- Shockwave Plaque Busting In Heart Arteries
Blood pressure procedures
Circulation & limbs
Clot procedures
- Catheter Blood Clot Removal From Legs
- Catheter Clot Dissolving Treatment
- IVC Filter Placement
- IVC Filter Removal
Diagnostics & monitoring
- Fractional flow reserve measurement
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
- Inside-Artery Ultrasound and Imaging (IVUS / OCT)
Heart devices
Heart muscle
Heart support
Structural repair
Valve procedures
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
3,570 services · 2,054 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | Imaging | 78434 |
77 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | Imaging | 78431 |
77 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Imaging | 76937 |
34 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
218 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Treatment | 93010 |
178 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
146 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
128 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Treatment | 93880 |
127 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
107 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Treatment | 93978 |
42 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other interventional cardiology specialists in Houston 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2010 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. Sheikh?
Dr. Sheikh is an interventional cardiology in Houston, TX. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY”.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Sheikh's address?
Dr. Sheikh is listed at 6431 FANNIN ST, Houston, TX 77030. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. Sheikh?
The number on file is (713) 500-6577. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Sheikh's NPI number?
Dr. Sheikh's National Provider Identifier is 1407295736. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Sheikh train?
Dr. Sheikh attended Other, graduating in 2010. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Sheikh been practicing?
Dr. Sheikh has 16 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2010, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Sheikh perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Sheikh performs imaging including nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet and nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report and routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Sheikh confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Sheikh. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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