Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Julie Zikherman, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Julie Zikherman, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1619147436, issued on Mar 7, 2008. Check the license (California A95160, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1619147436
Name
Julie Zikherman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
A95160 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
513 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(347) 268-3890
Enumerated
Mar 7, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 513 Parnassus Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kimiya Abtahi, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295397719
  2. Kemi Alabi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821857004
  3. Ivy Aslan, M.D.Specialist1346571833
  4. Su Aung, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1649513805
  5. Jeanie Bhuller, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1801020391
  6. Catherine Blebea, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134680531

Verify Julie Zikherman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

415 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,058 among the 4,833 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Julie Zikherman415
  2. Specialty average2,058

Most prescribed

  1. Methotrexate71 claims
  2. Prednisone39 claims
  3. Azathioprine32 claims
  4. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate27 claims
  5. Celecoxib19 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium17 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: 74.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%46.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
  2. University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

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.

Rheumatology Physician providers in California

There are 719 rheumatology physician records in California.

Other rheumatology physician records in California

  1. Thomas Abel, MDMonte Sereno, CA1871679399
  2. Thomas Adamson, M.D.San Diego, CA1639187057
  3. Sana Afroz, MDMoreno Valley, CA1356724074
  4. Atul Agrawal, MDAntioch, CA1528146016
  5. Bikramjit Ahluwalia, MDApple Valley, CA1669402467
  6. Shirin Ahmad, MDFolsom, CA1932182318
  7. Basma Al Nahlawi, M.D.San Marcos, CA1144455262
  8. Phillip Aleksiejuk, MDWoodland Hills, CA1063844579
  9. Stanley Alexander, MDArcadia, CA1497814685
  10. Edward Amento, M.D.Sunnyvale, CA1457896961

Common questions

What is Julie Zikherman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Julie Zikherman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619147436, issued on Mar 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Julie Zikherman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (347) 268-3890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Julie Zikherman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A95160, 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 Julie Zikherman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Julie Zikherman, M.D. had 415 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 2,058. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Julie Zikherman, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.