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.
- 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
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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.
- Krystal Vanichsarn, O.D.Optometrist1962886283
Verify Noorina Ali Zaidi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35615Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- 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.
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
- 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.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Escondido → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Krystal Vanichsarn, O.D.Escondido, CA 920261962886283
- Samira Alizadeh, ODEscondido, CA 920271760044085
- Georgina Blanc, O.D.Escondido, CA 920251235483934
- Lisa Breen, ODEscondido, CA 920251881901288
- Neville Cohen, O.D.Escondido, CA 920251922170463
- Michael Cooper, ODEscondido, CA 920251164586244
- Daniel Delgado, O.D.Escondido, CA 920251982896817
- 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.