Ali Akbar Zaidi, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Ali Akbar Zaidi, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1417006479, issued on Jan 9, 2007. Check the license (California A123024, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ali Akbar Zaidi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A123024 CA
MD436469 PA
MT189078 PA
MD60212570 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2100 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 923-3007
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 923-6586
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140418000163); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ali Akbar Zaidi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A123024Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
312 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 71% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate37 claims
- Eysuvis35 claims
- Xiidra32 claims
- Latanoprost29 claims
- Lumigan21 claims
- Moxifloxacin19 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,420.89
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 2 group practices
- North East Medical ServicesSan Francisco, CA
- Pacific Eye Associates, A Medical CorporationSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ali Akbar Zaidi among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Ali Akbar Zaidi, 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 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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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- Donald Fletcher, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151689633638
- Anne Fung, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151588665939
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Common questions
What is Ali Akbar Zaidi, MD's NPI number?
Ali Akbar Zaidi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417006479, issued on Jan 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ali Akbar Zaidi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Webster St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 923-3007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ali Akbar Zaidi, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A123024, 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 Akbar Zaidi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ali Akbar Zaidi, MD had 312 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ali Akbar Zaidi, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.