NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sharif Tarazi, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Ventura, CA

Sharif Tarazi, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1497862510, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (California A91463, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1497862510
Name
Sharif Tarazi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
A91463 CA
37458 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
147 N Brent St, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone
(805) 652-5652
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 1, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080116000807); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1994
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 147 N Brent St

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

  1. Jessica Adkins, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1194968362
  2. Niaz AhankoobStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568103133
  3. Samira Ahrari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396680039
  4. Ralph Akl, DOFamily Medicine Physician1962071654
  5. Abdul Latif Al-Kassir, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437909835
  6. Adnan Albrejawi Alhomsi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144023003

Verify Sharif Tarazi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

142 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Sharif Tarazi142
  2. Specialty average521

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 one group practice

  1. Pacific Inpatient PhysiciansVentura, CA

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

Sharif Tarazi among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Sharif Tarazi, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christina Desai, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031912161662
  2. Starleen Frousiakis, MDVentura, CA 930031174907604
  3. Alexander Jehlar, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031033185244
  4. Dennis Kulp, DOVentura, CA 930031982284600
  5. Stephanus Philip, MDVentura, CA 930031043255797
  6. Kevin Stepanek, DOVentura, CA 930031407478902
  7. Aimee Wing, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031578724639
  8. Travis Bond, MDOxnard, CA 930301588826267

Common questions

What is Sharif Tarazi, MD's NPI number?

Sharif Tarazi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497862510, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sharif Tarazi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 147 N Brent St, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 652-5652. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sharif Tarazi, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A91463, 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 Sharif Tarazi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sharif Tarazi, MD had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.