NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Noorina Ali Zaidi, O.D.

Optometrist · Escondido, CA

Noorina Ali Zaidi, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1023477262, issued on Feb 16, 2016. Check the license (California 35615, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023477262
Name
Noorina Ali Zaidi
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
35615 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
700 W EL Norte Pkwy Ste 200, Escondido, CA 92026
Phone
(800) 898-2020
Enumerated
Feb 16, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240111003537); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 700 W EL Norte Pkwy Ste 200

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

  1. Krystal Vanichsarn, O.D.Optometrist1962886283

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

57 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.

  1. Noorina Zaidi57
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Cyclosporine16 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $214.30

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Noorina Zaidi$214.30
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Retina Institute OF California Medical Group, A California Medical ParEncinitas, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Noorina Ali Zaidi among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Noorina Ali Zaidi, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in California

There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Krystal Vanichsarn, O.D.Escondido, CA 920261962886283
  2. Samira Alizadeh, ODEscondido, CA 920271760044085
  3. Georgina Blanc, O.D.Escondido, CA 920251235483934
  4. Lisa Breen, ODEscondido, CA 920251881901288
  5. Neville Cohen, O.D.Escondido, CA 920251922170463
  6. Michael Cooper, ODEscondido, CA 920251164586244
  7. Daniel Delgado, O.D.Escondido, CA 920251982896817
  8. Nancy El-Moghrabi, O.D.Escondido, CA 920251144767211

Common questions

What is Noorina Ali Zaidi, O.D.'s NPI number?

Noorina Ali Zaidi, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023477262, issued on Feb 16, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Noorina Ali Zaidi, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 W EL Norte Pkwy Ste 200, Escondido, CA, 92026. Phone: (800) 898-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Noorina Ali Zaidi, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 35615, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Noorina Ali Zaidi, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Noorina Ali Zaidi, O.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.