Rakhi Ammar, MD
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · La Jolla, CA
Rakhi Ammar, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1285138503, issued on Mar 21, 2018. Check the license (California 178992, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rakhi Ammar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- 178992 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4130 LA Jolla Village Dr Ste 300, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 455-6800
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220613001879); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cornea and external diseases specialist physician records → All 54 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4130 LA Jolla Village Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Garrett Pennell, ODOptometrist1710415823
Verify Rakhi Ammar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 178992Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
239 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate36 claims
- Moxifloxacin30 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol19 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine19 claims
- Erythromycin16 claims
- Latanoprost16 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,842.35
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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 one group practice
- Gordon Schanzlin New Vision Institute, Inc. A Professional Medical CorLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rakhi Ammar among 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California
Rakhi Ammar, MD is one of 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in California. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 74% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2010 among the 46 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in California
There are 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California.
All 54 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angela Nahl, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371306173257
- Alexander Foster, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241033407275
- Maulik Zaveri, M.D.Vista, CA 920831780848937
- Bishoy Said, MDSan Diego, CA 921011861649238
- Shyamanga Borooah, MDSan Diego, CA 921031275165102
- Alexi GeevargheseSan Diego, CA 921031588248488
- Adam Dao, MDSan Diego, CA 921101770870446
- Tommy Korn, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231659383149
Common questions
What is Rakhi Ammar, MD's NPI number?
Rakhi Ammar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285138503, issued on Mar 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rakhi Ammar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4130 LA Jolla Village Dr Ste 300, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 455-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rakhi Ammar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 178992, 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 Rakhi Ammar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rakhi Ammar, MD had 239 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rakhi Ammar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.4 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), 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.