Gul A. Zikria, MD
Specialist · Lake Forest, CA
Gul A. Zikria, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Lake Forest, California, and NPI 1275565731, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (California 00G543550, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gul A. Zikria
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 00G543550 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22722 Lambert St Ste 1710, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- Phone
- (408) 946-9453
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2023
- Fax
- (408) 946-2756
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081208000176); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gul A. Zikria in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 00G543550Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $118.32
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Bay Area Community HealthFremont, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gul A. Zikria among 5,749 specialist records in California
Gul A. Zikria, MD is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in California
There are 5,749 specialist records in California.
All 5,749 in California → Every provider in Lake Forest → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julie Claveria, M.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301467415570
- Megan Kelly, DPTLake Forest, CA 926301710229075
- Jaqueline PerezLake Forest, CA 926301902457708
- John Hubbard, PTDana Point, CA 926291225278161
- Erin Jenkins, DPT, ATC/LMonarch Beach, CA 926291346488913
- Kathleen ReedDana Point, CA 926291962196733
- Catherine Pike, PTCosta Mesa, CA 926271326203167
- Brittany CooperCosta Mesa, CA 926261578307633
Common questions
What is Gul A. Zikria, MD's NPI number?
Gul A. Zikria, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275565731, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gul A. Zikria, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22722 Lambert St Ste 1710, Lake Forest, CA, 92630. Phone: (408) 946-9453. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gul A. Zikria, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 00G543550, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gul A. Zikria, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gul A. Zikria, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.