NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Glendale, CA

Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1750348090, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (California A53666, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750348090
Name
Zulfiqar Ahmed
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A53666 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1030 S Glendale Ave, Glendale, CA 91205
Phone
(818) 244-7771
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 244-7778
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070622000537); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1030 S Glendale Ave

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

  1. Vardui Arutyunyan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1841235223
  2. Albert Baktanian, M.D.Specialist1336176072
  3. Edwin Baktanian, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1922074350
  4. Manuk Chulyan, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1881986826
  5. Amy Kattapuram, M DFamily Medicine Physician1518999325
  6. Edwin Khachatourians, PA-CPhysician Assistant1174351050

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,668 Medicare Part D claims for 974 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Zulfiqar Ahmed11,668
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium2,126 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta1,081 claims
  3. Azelastine Hcl1,050 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa1,045 claims
  5. Theophylline Er752 claims
  6. Breztri Aerosphere594 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 63.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,211.61

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Zulfiqar Ahmed$1,211.61
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Vista Critical Care Associates IncGlendale, CA

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

Zulfiqar Ahmed among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

92 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Glendale

They are 92 of the 4,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendale, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joon Bahng, MDGlendale, CA 912051760434542
  2. Christy Dolinay, MDGlendale, CA 912051336465772
  3. Arman Karapetyan, M.D.Glendale, CA 912051891928263
  4. Bernard McNamara, MDGlendale, CA 912051255351573
  5. Vahe MkhitaryanGlendale, CA 912051689137838
  6. Nirupa Vignarajan, M.D.Glendale, CA 912051073514261
  7. Andranik Agazaryan, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041326401852
  8. Ruzanna Alexanian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061699738047

Common questions

What is Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD's NPI number?

Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750348090, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1030 S Glendale Ave, Glendale, CA, 91205. Phone: (818) 244-7771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A53666, 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 Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD had 11,668 Medicare Part D claims for 974 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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