Mina Zarei, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Laguna Niguel, CA
Mina Zarei, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, California, and NPI 1306200662, issued on Apr 12, 2016. Check the license (California A172167, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mina Zarei
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- A172167 CA
ME162204 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30131 Town Center Dr Ste 280, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
- Phone
- (949) 436-9737
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2025
- Fax
- (949) 593-5537
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250711001110); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 30131 Town Center Dr Ste 280
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dennis Chernekoff, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1396598280
- Karen ChernekoffMarriage & Family Therapist1356194062
- Jennifer Durban, LCSWClinical Social Worker1346962958
- Donna Gugliotta, MSMental Health Counselor1447492640
- Judy Hunt, PSYDPsychologist1588785166
- Tom Noyes, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1437282993
Verify Mina Zarei in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A172167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
485 Medicare Part D claims for 417 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin419 claims
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $411.84
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Forefront Dermatology SCMissoula, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Mina Zarei, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mina Zarei, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306200662, issued on Apr 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mina Zarei, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30131 Town Center Dr Ste 280, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677. Phone: (949) 436-9737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mina Zarei, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A172167, 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 Mina Zarei, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mina Zarei, M.D. had 485 Medicare Part D claims for 417 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mina Zarei, M.D.'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.