Farrukh Zaidi, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Port Richey, FL
Farrukh Zaidi, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Port Richey, Florida, and NPI 1346292414, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0063405, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farrukh Zaidi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- ME0063405 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8029 Washington St, Port Richey, FL 34668
- Phone
- (352) 596-4080
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Fax
- (352) 596-2904
- Medicaid ID
- 008471000 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080728000604); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8029 Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mohammed Mughni, MDRheumatology Physician1750333894
Verify Farrukh Zaidi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0063405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
5,582 Medicare Part D claims for 926 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 233 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone1,105 claims
- Methotrexate872 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate515 claims
- Folic Acid203 claims
- Gabapentin200 claims
- Meloxicam184 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $129.72
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Access Health Care Physicians LLCWeeki Wachee, FL
- Florida Arthritis And Osteoporosis Center P APort Richey, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Florida
There are 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida.
Other rheumatology physician records in Florida
- Katherine Abella, M.D.Clearwater, FL1649624560
- Azarel Abinader, M.D.Miami, FL1942388566
- Mohamed Aboyoussef, M.D.Merritt Island, FL1972613057
- Andy Abril, MDJacksonville, FL1447240239
- Hasan Abualula, MDSummerfield, FL1508008228
- Sewar AbuarqobGainesville, FL1720690688
- Mayra Acosta, MDMiami, FL1083861439
- Christopher Adams, M.D.Pensacola, FL1720039175
- Amir Agha, MDPanama City, FL1831381789
- Corin Agoris, MDPalm Harbor, FL1801389226
Common questions
What is Farrukh Zaidi, MD's NPI number?
Farrukh Zaidi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346292414, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farrukh Zaidi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8029 Washington St, Port Richey, FL, 34668. Phone: (352) 596-4080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farrukh Zaidi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0063405, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Farrukh Zaidi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farrukh Zaidi, MD had 5,582 Medicare Part D claims for 926 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Farrukh Zaidi, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.