Zalika Paul, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Tallahassee, FL
Zalika Paul, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1457871378, issued on Jun 21, 2017. Check the license (Florida ME141985, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zalika Paul
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- ME141985 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Hodges Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308
- Phone
- (850) 431-5430
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200430001969); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zalika Paul in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME141985Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
393 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Levofloxacin18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Carvedilol15 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCPensacola, FL
- Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare IncPanama City Beach, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zalika Paul among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
Zalika Paul, MD is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Iftikhar Ahmed, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081063552396
- Samer Ali, D.O.Tallahassee, FL 323081467500223
- Nnaemeka Amanze, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081386692317
- Per Astrand, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081609824630
- Sandra Brafford, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081386846517
- Laura Howard, MDTallahassee, FL 323081013982271
- Robert Montazemi, MDTallahassee, FL 323081184692238
- Jean Murphy, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081336197912
Common questions
What is Zalika Paul, MD's NPI number?
Zalika Paul, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457871378, issued on Jun 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zalika Paul, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Hodges Drive, Tallahassee, FL, 32308. Phone: (850) 431-5430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zalika Paul, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME141985, 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 Zalika Paul, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zalika Paul, MD had 393 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.