Dr. Asma Tahir

Overview

Dr. Asma Tahir, MD, is a Geriatric Medicine specialist in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She attended and graduated from medical school in 1988, having over 36 years of diverse experience, especially in Geriatric Medicine. She is affiliated with many hospitals including Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Burlington, Lowell General Hospital, Mount Auburn Hospital, St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Winchester Hospital. Dr. Asma Tahir also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Spaulding Hospital - Cambridge Inc. Dr. Asma Tahir accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (617) 876-4344 to request Dr. Asma Tahir the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - She does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - She does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - She does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - She does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - She does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Asma Tahir

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Internal Medicine / Geriatric Medicine click for detail Geriatric Medicine An internist who has special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes and the hospital.	158433	Massachusetts

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Burlington	Burlington, Massachusetts	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Lowell General Hospital	Lowell, Massachusetts	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Mount Auburn Hospital	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
St Elizabeth's Medical Center	Brighton, Massachusetts	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Winchester Hospital	Winchester, Massachusetts	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Spaulding Hospital - Cambridge Inc	Spaulding Hospital - Cambridge Inc	15

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Thursday, December 1, 2016, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Thursday, November 7, 2013. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Asma Tahir [NPI: 1316949712]Geriatric Medicine