NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zubia Alam, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Toledo, OH

Zubia Alam, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Toledo, Ohio, and NPI 1659631638, issued on May 23, 2012. Check the license (Ohio 35.132742, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659631638
Name
Zubia Alam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License numbers
35.132742 OH
LP02479 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3065 Arlington Ave Ste 2A, Toledo, OH 43614
Phone
(419) 383-5288
Enumerated
May 23, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2026
Medicaid ID
0272026 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180413001895); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2012
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.
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Also registered at 3065 Arlington Ave Ste 2A

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

  1. Samer Akrawi, MDNephrology Physician1154852887

Verify Zubia Alam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

830 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Zubia Alam830
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Carvedilol70 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate52 claims
  3. Bumetanide48 claims
  4. Furosemide43 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium40 claims
  6. Nifedipine Er39 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: $111.72

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. 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.

  1. Zubia Alam$111.72
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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. University OF Toledo Physicians LLCToledo, OH

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

Zubia Alam among 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio

Zubia Alam, M.D. is one of 499 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2002 among the 374 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 62% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Ohio

There are 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samer Akrawi, MDToledo, OH 436141154852887
  2. Maria Alfonso-Jaume, MDToledo, OH 436141821065988
  3. Muhammad Usman Ali, MDToledo, OH 436141316399587
  4. Lance Dworkin, MDToledo, OH 436141053358770
  5. Dinkar Kaw, M.D.Toledo, OH 436141255326849
  6. Deepak Malhotra, MDToledo, OH 436141598751976
  7. Shobha Ratnam, M.D.Toledo, OH 436141902891591
  8. Akinfemi Afolabi, M.D.Oregon, OH 436161992782965

Common questions

What is Zubia Alam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Zubia Alam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659631638, issued on May 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zubia Alam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3065 Arlington Ave Ste 2A, Toledo, OH, 43614. Phone: (419) 383-5288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zubia Alam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.132742, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Zubia Alam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zubia Alam, M.D. had 830 Medicare Part D claims for 149 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.