Wakkas Tayara M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1710916564 is registered to Wakkas Tayara M.D., a Cardiovascular Disease practising at 1391 Broad Ave in Gulfport, Mississippi. Cardiology is a medical specialty focused on disorders of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and hypertension. Wakkas Tayara M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
This record carries 1 secondary identifier beyond the base NPI: Medicaid and other payer cross-references used by billers and credentialers, which the standard CMS NPPES lookup does not surface. It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 2 PECOS enrollment records (each with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 245 Cardiovascular Disease providers on file in Mississippi.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Medicaid
- 00124636MS
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 2 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20081111000185Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)MS
- I20240509002120Interventional CardiologyFL
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Wakkas Tayara M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Wakkas Tayara M.D. directly at (228) 392-7429.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1710916564 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Cardiology is a medical specialty focused on disorders of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and hypertension.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (228) 392-7429.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Wakkas Tayara M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 245 Cardiovascular Disease providers are registered in Mississippi, and Wakkas Tayara M.D. is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.