Qasim Masud Choudry, MD
Nephrology Physician · Escondido, CA
Qasim Masud Choudry, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1770513061, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (California A69038, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Qasim Masud Choudry
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A69038 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 301, Escondido, CA 92029
- Phone
- (760) 294-1660
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2026
- Fax
- (760) 745-5016
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230419002321); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 1,468 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rocio Pulido Garcia, NPNurse Practitioner1811850084
- Arvind Saini, MD, MBAOphthalmology Physician1265610240
Verify Qasim Masud Choudry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A69038Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril120 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate88 claims
- Losartan Potassium87 claims
- Jardiance69 claims
- Furosemide64 claims
- Allopurinol45 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: $172.72
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Balboa Nephrology Medical Group IncEscondido, CA
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Qasim Masud Choudry among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Qasim Masud Choudry, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Escondido → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zaid Al-Dahhan, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291740716828
- Joshua Greenstein, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291104881457
- Joseph Hebreo, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251801868286
- John Lilley, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251346205127
- Mohammed Neyaz, D.O.Escondido, CA 920251245459973
- Mark Shapiro, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251912962275
- Robert Reiss, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241609876341
- Mark Boiskin, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371437154143
Common questions
What is Qasim Masud Choudry, MD's NPI number?
Qasim Masud Choudry, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770513061, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Qasim Masud Choudry, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 301, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (760) 294-1660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Qasim Masud Choudry, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A69038, 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 Qasim Masud Choudry, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Qasim Masud Choudry, MD had 1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.