Subaila Zia, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Sunnyvale, California. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,631 in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Subaila Zia, MD filed 768 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Sunnyvale, California, prescribing 38% generic.
- 768
- Part D claims, 2023
- 38%
- generic prescribing
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Subaila Zia, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
768 Top 29% higher than 71% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Subaila Zia, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Subaila Zia, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in California
How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician ranks #117 among California's specialties (0.1% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the California provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Subaila Zia, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1250 BORREGAS AVE, Sunnyvale, CA, 94089, with a listed phone of (650) 687-7368. NPI 1649479866 was issued on 07/17/2007. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Zia most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 768 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 161 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $558K in drug spend, split 63% brand-name and 38% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,631 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,069 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1649479866 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 07/17/2007 |
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How we sourced this profile
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Subaila Zia, MD. To verify Subaila Zia, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
63% brand-name claims vs 38% generic, on 768 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 982
- Total Day Supply
- 26,993
- Brand vs Generic
- 63% brand / 38% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $527K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $31K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 65
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 77.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.88
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 11, 65-74: 49, 75-84: 75, 85+: 26
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Subaila Zia, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Trelegy Ellipta
Trelegy Ellipta
129 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate …
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
83 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
63 claims
- Breo Ellipta
Breo Ellipta
56 claims
- Azithromycin 39
Azithromycin
39 claims
- Montelukast Sodium 35
Montelukast Sodium
35 claims
- Symbicort 33
Symbicort
33 claims
- Spiriva Respimat 32
Spiriva Respimat
32 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 129 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 83 |
| Prednisone | 63 |
| Breo Ellipta Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 56 |
| Azithromycin | 39 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 35 |
| Symbicort Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 33 |
| Spiriva Respimat Tiotropium Bromide | 32 |
| Ventolin Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 31 |
| Omeprazole | 30 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Subaila Zia, MD fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
Subaila Zia, MD's 768 claims are below the specialty average of 1,069.
Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Zia.
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the California medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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