NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahmad Zakariya Samady, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA

Ahmad Zakariya Samady, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1750404034, issued on Apr 9, 2007. Check the license (California A98884, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750404034
Name
Ahmad Zakariya Samady
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A98884 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3350 LA Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92161
Phone
(760) 466-7032
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080610000495); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3350 LA Jolla Village Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Iriny Abdou, PHARMDPharmacist1134901408
  2. Jennifer Adler, PHDClinical Neuropsychologist1164314753
  3. Zia Agha, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376551952
  4. Stephanie Alcala, RDNRegistered Dietitian1174496038
  5. Victoria Aldridge, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1245247733
  6. Matthew Allison, MDPublic Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1700988730

Verify Ahmad Zakariya Samady in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,180 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.

  1. Ahmad Samady2,180
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam220 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl171 claims
  3. Lorazepam133 claims
  4. Lamotrigine115 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl101 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl100 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $16.03

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ahmad Samady$16.03
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ahmad Zakariya Samady among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Ahmad Zakariya Samady, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Atkinson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611467477653
  2. Dewleen Baker, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611407878556
  3. Kristin Beizai, MDSan Diego, CA 921611477510428
  4. Bradford Frank, MDSan Diego, CA 921611922057074
  5. Dilip Jeste, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611518972207
  6. Kathleen Kim, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611710902739
  7. Tonya Masino, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611700856036
  8. Robert McGuffin, MDSan Diego, CA 921611528083995

Common questions

What is Ahmad Zakariya Samady, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ahmad Zakariya Samady, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750404034, issued on Apr 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmad Zakariya Samady, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3350 LA Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161. Phone: (760) 466-7032. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmad Zakariya Samady, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A98884, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ahmad Zakariya Samady, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ahmad Zakariya Samady, M.D. had 2,180 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.