NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vaqar Ali, MD

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Jacksonville, FL

Vaqar Ali, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1154379048, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME93151, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154379048
Name
Vaqar Ali
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
ME93151 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7011 A C Skinner Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32256
Phone
(904) 493-3333
Enumerated
May 4, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(904) 493-2222
Medicaid ID
274202100 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050825000820); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 7011 A C Skinner Pkwy

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

  1. Merdijana Ahmetovic, APRNNurse Practitioner1548700164
  2. Jared AlbericoCounselor1770124216
  3. Desmond Bell, D.P.M.Podiatrist1245251644
  4. Sherita Bentley, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1801244132
  5. Chelsea Blum, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1356071427
  6. Angela CaesarNurse Practitioner1164314969

Verify Vaqar Ali in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
    Search for license ME93151
    Check the board
  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
Open the Florida license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

4,128 Medicare Part D claims for 711 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vaqar Ali4,128
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel381 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium372 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate270 claims
  4. Lisinopril249 claims
  5. Carvedilol231 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium219 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%67.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,138.80

97 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vaqar Ali$3,138.80
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

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. First Coast Cardiovascular Institute, LLCJacksonville, FL

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

Vaqar Ali among 651 interventional cardiology physician records in Florida

Vaqar Ali, MD is one of 651 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 96% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 574 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Florida

There are 651 interventional cardiology physician records in Florida.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abdel Anabtawi, MDJacksonville, FL 322561255642393
  2. Ahmad Tarek Chami, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322561730506866
  3. Abdul Kani, MDJacksonville, FL 322561982677068
  4. Yazan Khatib, MDJacksonville, FL 322561588653257
  5. Sumant Lamba, MDJacksonville, FL 322561306804687
  6. Viswanath Natesan, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322561336117928
  7. Mubbasher Syed, M.DJacksonville, FL 322561295137545
  8. Rabih Tabet, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322561104277888

Common questions

What is Vaqar Ali, MD's NPI number?

Vaqar Ali, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154379048, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vaqar Ali, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7011 A C Skinner Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL, 32256. Phone: (904) 493-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vaqar Ali, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME93151, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vaqar Ali, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vaqar Ali, MD had 4,128 Medicare Part D claims for 711 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vaqar Ali, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.