2026 NPPES data Specialist NPI 1952338998 M.D.
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Syed Ali, M.D.

Specialist in Easton, Maryland.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 69,658 in Specialist, 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.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 390 beneficiaries · Specialist avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
19.7/100
▼ 63 pts below national avg 83.1 · Below average
Industry payments
$364.91
20 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Syed Ali, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 19.7/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 2,984 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

19.7/100
MIPS score · -63 vs avg
3K
Part D claims, 2023
88%
generic prescribing
$364.91
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Syed Ali, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure

20 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). This entry sits in this band. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Above this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Above this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Above this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Syed Ali, M.D. sits

This provider among specialist peers

Across the 4,869 specialist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Syed Ali, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 80% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 10% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePart D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Syed Ali, M.D.-Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one specialist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Syed Ali, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Syed Ali, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/26/2006

NPI 1952338998

Primary specialty

Specialist

High-volume

69,658 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,984 102% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,474

MIPS final score

19.7/100 63.4 pts vs avg

Below average band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Maryland

How Specialist compares to other specialties among Maryland providers

Maryland providers
Behavior Technician - 14.1%Behavior Technician14.1%Clinical Social Worker - 5.5%Clinical Social Worker5.5%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 4.5%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program4.5%Home Health Aide - 4.4%Home Health Aide4.4%Physical Therapist - 3.9%Physical Therapist3.9%Pharmacist - 3.6%Pharmacist3.6%Specialist - 0.7%Specialist0.7%
Largest specialties in Maryland (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Syed Ali, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Specialist national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
19.7/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Specialist) - 19.7/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%19.7%
MIPS final score (Specialist) - 19.7/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work

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).

Syed Ali, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Specialist provider holding M.D. credentials at 505 DUTCHMANS LN, Easton, MD, 21601, with a listed phone of (410) 820-7293. NPI 1952338998 was issued on 06/26/2006.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,984 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 390 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $299K in drug spend, split 11% brand-name and 88% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.0%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 19.7/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 0, Cost 65.5), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Specialist is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 69,658 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 1,474 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

505 DUTCHMANS LN
Easton, MD 21601

Provider Details

NPI 1952338998
Specialty Specialist
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/26/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

19.6507
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
0
Quality
65.5023
Cost

Reporting: Individual

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Syed Ali, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$365

Largest payer

AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Syed Ali, M.D. - brand share 11.0%
Specialist average

11% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 2,984 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.

2,984
Total Claims
$299K
Total Drug Cost
390
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
7,047
Total Day Supply
206,435
Brand vs Generic
11% brand / 88% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$203K
Generic Drug Cost
$95K
Opioid Claims
59 (2.0% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
49

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.56
Gender Split
58% female / 42% male
Age Distribution
<65: 51, 65-74: 154, 75-84: 130, 85+: 55

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Syed Ali, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Amlodipine Besylate
345
Losartan Potassium
195
Furosemide
186
Hydralazine Hcl
139
Hydrochlorothiazide
103
Atorvastatin Calcium
88
Pravastatin Sodium
71
Sevelamer Carbonate
64
Prosol
Parenteral Amino Acid 20% No.1
60
Carvedilol
57

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Specialist Overview

How Syed Ali, M.D. fits within the Specialist landscape nationally.

69,658
Specialist Providers in US
55
States with Specialist
1,474
Avg Claims per Provider

Syed Ali, M.D.'s 2,984 claims are above the specialty average of 1,474.

Nearby Specialist Providers in Maryland

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ali.

Compare Specialist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Syed Ali, M.D.'s specialty?
Syed Ali, M.D. specializes in Specialist and practices in Easton, Maryland. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Syed Ali, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Syed Ali, M.D. wrote 2,984 Medicare Part D claims totaling $299K in drug costs for 390 beneficiaries.
What is Syed Ali, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
Syed Ali, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 19.7/100 (Quality: 0, Cost: 65.5). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Syed Ali, M.D. located?
Syed Ali, M.D. is located at 505 DUTCHMANS LN, Easton, MD, 21601. Phone: (410) 820-7293.
What is Syed Ali, M.D.'s NPI number?
Syed Ali, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952338998, issued on 06/26/2006.
Does Syed Ali, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Syed Ali, M.D.'s prescribing is 11% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $203K in brand drug costs.
Does Syed Ali, M.D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, Syed Ali, M.D. had 59 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.0%.
How many Specialist providers are there in the US?
There are 69,658 Specialist providers across 55 states in the US. The average Specialist provider writes 1,474 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Syed Ali, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Syed Ali, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Amlodipine Besylate, Losartan Potassium, Furosemide. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Syed Ali, M.D. accept Medicare?
Syed Ali, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,984 Part D claims and 390 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Syed Ali, M.D.'s credentials?
Syed Ali, M.D.'s NPI is 1952338998 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
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.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
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).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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