NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Syed Omar Ali, M.D.

Dermatology Physician · West Hills, CA

Syed Omar Ali, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in West Hills, California, and NPI 1821165143, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (California C197728, 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
1821165143
Name
Syed Omar Ali
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License numbers
C197728 CA
056951 GA
N9338 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7345 Medical Center Dr Ste 310, West Hills, CA 91307
Phone
(818) 884-8044
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2025
Fax
(818) 884-8196
Medicaid ID
179353931 GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250121000481); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1999
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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  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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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

865 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Syed Ali865
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole136 claims
  2. Clobetasol Propionate121 claims
  3. Doxycycline Monohydrate88 claims
  4. Minoxidil52 claims
  5. Triamcinolone Acetonide38 claims
  6. Minocycline Hcl37 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: $36,814.77

266 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Syed Ali$36,815
  2. Specialty average$8,545

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

  1. Skin And Beauty Center IncNorthridge, CA

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

Syed Omar Ali among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California

Syed Omar Ali, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in California

There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Blair Kranson, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071891894531
  2. Tasneem Poonawalla, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071912105461
  3. Nusha Bashardoust, PA-CCalabasas, CA 913021669888574
  4. Robert De Stefano, M.D.Calabasas, CA 913021700879327
  5. Jonathan Fisher, MDCalabasas, CA 913021578124863
  6. Nima Gharavi, M.D./PH.D.Calabasas, CA 913021366683948
  7. Anna Guanche, MDCalabasas, CA 913021982658761
  8. Benjamin LinCalabasas, CA 913021033440912

Common questions

What is Syed Omar Ali, M.D.'s NPI number?

Syed Omar Ali, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821165143, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Syed Omar Ali, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7345 Medical Center Dr Ste 310, West Hills, CA, 91307. Phone: (818) 884-8044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Syed Omar Ali, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C197728, 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 Syed Omar Ali, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Syed Omar Ali, M.D. had 865 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.