Zara Shakoor Sheikh, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Zara Shakoor Sheikh, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1952808727, issued on Apr 9, 2018. Check the license (California A163512, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zara Shakoor Sheikh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A163512 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4290 Polk Ave, San Diego, CA 92105
- Phone
- (619) 563-0250
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 633-4681
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zara Shakoor Sheikh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A163512Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,737 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium81 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate79 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa65 claims
- Metformin Hcl63 claims
- Omeprazole59 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate57 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $440.93
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Radius Health, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Zara Shakoor Sheikh among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Zara Shakoor Sheikh, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Zara Shakoor Sheikh, MD's NPI number?
Zara Shakoor Sheikh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952808727, issued on Apr 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zara Shakoor Sheikh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4290 Polk Ave, San Diego, CA, 92105. Phone: (619) 563-0250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zara Shakoor Sheikh, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A163512, 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.
How much does Zara Shakoor Sheikh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zara Shakoor Sheikh, MD had 1,737 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.