Ali Mahdavi Fard, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Pasadena, CA
Ali Mahdavi Fard, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1346737178, issued on Apr 17, 2018. Check the license (California A177153, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ali Mahdavi Fard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A177153 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
- Phone
- (626) 817-4747
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2025
- Fax
- (626) 817-4748
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220511001796); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 150 N Orange Grove Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jingyi Ma, MD, FRCSCOphthalmology Physician1932023272
Verify Ali Mahdavi Fard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A177153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,263 Medicare Part D claims for 614 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost570 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate404 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate384 claims
- Moxifloxacin306 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol244 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium228 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $116.69
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Jules Stein Eye Institute Medical GroupPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ali Mahdavi Fard among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Ali Mahdavi Fard, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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- Jeffrey Hong, MDPasadena, CA 911051922049055
- Hugo Hsu, MDPasadena, CA 911051336153816
- Michael Ip, MDPasadena, CA 911051982670402
- Marta Mora, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051093766651
Common questions
What is Ali Mahdavi Fard, MD's NPI number?
Ali Mahdavi Fard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346737178, issued on Apr 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ali Mahdavi Fard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91103. Phone: (626) 817-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ali Mahdavi Fard, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A177153, 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 Ali Mahdavi Fard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ali Mahdavi Fard, MD had 3,263 Medicare Part D claims for 614 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ali Mahdavi Fard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.