Tahir S. Ali, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Fort Worth, TX
Tahir S. Ali, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1265459887, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas L3553, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tahir S. Ali
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- L3553 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5801 Oakbend Trl, Fort Worth, TX 76132
- Phone
- (817) 346-6000
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 346-6009
- Medicaid ID
- 150356705 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090413000439); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5801 Oakbend Trl
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tahir S. Ali in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L3553Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
1,403 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate364 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass246 claims
- Azelastine Hcl78 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hc70 claims
- Cefdinir66 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium66 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,408.08
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acclarent, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Texas Health Care PLLCN Richland Hills, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tahir S. Ali among 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas
Tahir S. Ali, MD is one of 790 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207Y00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Texas
There are 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Howard Shaffer, MDFort Worth, TX 761321992722516
- George Kostohryz, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761351821062357
- Sean Callahan, MDFort Worth, TX 761091366641581
- Ricardo Cristobal, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761091801059514
- John McIntyre, MDFort Worth, TX 761091851591648
- Jeremy Watkins, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761091780800938
- Ilene Chiu, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041003127259
- Lauren Cunningham, MDFort Worth, TX 761041861621054
Common questions
What is Tahir S. Ali, MD's NPI number?
Tahir S. Ali, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265459887, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tahir S. Ali, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5801 Oakbend Trl, Fort Worth, TX, 76132. Phone: (817) 346-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tahir S. Ali, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L3553, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tahir S. Ali, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tahir S. Ali, MD had 1,403 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tahir S. Ali, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.