Ziad Maurice Ashkar, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Lafayette, LA
Ziad Maurice Ashkar, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1356350946, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 11154R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ziad Maurice Ashkar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 11154R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1460 S. College, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 703-6431
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 703-6432
- Medicaid ID
- 1665410 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071213000312); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 219 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify Ziad Maurice Ashkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11154RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,314 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol133 claims
- Potassium Chloride109 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate96 claims
- Jardiance84 claims
- Torsemide74 claims
- Lisinopril57 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: $17,640.08
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Lafayette General Medical Center IncLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ziad Maurice Ashkar among 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana
Ziad Maurice Ashkar, M.D. is one of 219 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 90% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana.
All 219 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Fontenot, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031013985530
- Maryanne Sourial, DOLafayette, LA 705031417346321
- Mina Sourial, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031619351780
- Anthony Blalock, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061124037726
- Roderick Clark, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061225066939
- Akshey Gupta, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061245249887
- Spencer Hatch, DOLafayette, LA 705061518321496
- Maximo Lamarche, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705061003852567
Common questions
What is Ziad Maurice Ashkar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ziad Maurice Ashkar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356350946, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ziad Maurice Ashkar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1460 S. College, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 703-6431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ziad Maurice Ashkar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 11154R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ziad Maurice Ashkar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ziad Maurice Ashkar, M.D. had 1,314 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.