NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rana Al-Zear

Internal Medicine Physician · Fayetteville, NC

Rana Al-Zear is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1831770486, issued on Apr 15, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-01717, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831770486
Name
Rana Al-Zear
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2024-01717 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1218 Walter Reed RD, Fayetteville, NC 28304
Phone
(910) 615-3960
Enumerated
Apr 15, 2021
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241204001267); 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 1218 Walter Reed RD

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

  1. Dinesh Chandra, M.D.Nephrology Physician1184653313
  2. Sanjay Shah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1689604035
  3. Eric WalkerInternal Medicine Physician1093379356

Verify Rana Al-Zear in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 2024-01717
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

280 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Rana Al-Zear280
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
  2. Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide12 claims
  3. Nifedipine Er11 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cape Fear Valley Health Medical Group LLCFayetteville, NC
  2. Cumberland County Hospital System IncFayetteville, NC

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

Rana Al-Zear among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Rana Al-Zear is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

124 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fayetteville

They are 124 of the 7,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nitinchandra Desai, MDFayetteville, NC 283041245202696
  2. Ghanshyam Dwivedi, MDFayetteville, NC 283041033112602
  3. Mohammed Hannan, MDFayetteville, NC 283041417906520
  4. David Hill, MDFayetteville, NC 283041326042268
  5. Kalpana Krishna, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041316976566
  6. Ifeanyi Momodu, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041821076183
  7. Joseph Padula, MDFayetteville, NC 283041437150778
  8. Shashikant Patel, MDFayetteville, NC 283041700889854

Common questions

What is Rana Al-Zear's NPI number?

Rana Al-Zear's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831770486, issued on Apr 15, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rana Al-Zear located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1218 Walter Reed RD, Fayetteville, NC, 28304. Phone: (910) 615-3960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rana Al-Zear's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-01717, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rana Al-Zear prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rana Al-Zear had 280 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.