Ardalan Sharifi, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Galveston, TX
Ardalan Sharifi, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1245893866, issued on Apr 18, 2019. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ardalan Sharifi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- Practice location
- 700 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77550
- Phone
- (409) 747-5800
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ardalan Sharifi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,049 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,490 among the 16,109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate350 claims
- Moxifloxacin89 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine88 claims
- Restasis83 claims
- Erythromycin45 claims
- Ofloxacin40 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 74.4 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: $97.61
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, Inc.. The 12,922 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,937.17 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Ardalan Sharifi, MD's NPI number?
Ardalan Sharifi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245893866, issued on Apr 18, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ardalan Sharifi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77550. Phone: (409) 747-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ardalan Sharifi, MD's license?
Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ardalan Sharifi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ardalan Sharifi, MD had 1,049 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,490. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ardalan Sharifi, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.