Zainab Farzal, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Zainab Farzal, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1083060180, issued on May 6, 2016. Check the license (California A185484, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zainab Farzal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- A185484 CA
218014 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Phone
- (628) 206-5476
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241001002596); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zainab Farzal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A185484Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,230.62
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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
- University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zainab Farzal among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Zainab Farzal, M.D. is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in California
There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Zainab Farzal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zainab Farzal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083060180, issued on May 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zainab Farzal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (628) 206-5476. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zainab Farzal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A185484, 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.
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.