ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician in FREMONT, California. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D reported a CMS MIPS final score of 20.3349/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 3,395 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 20.3349/100
- MIPS score · -63 vs avg
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 88%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure
20 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in California
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Internal Medicine Physician share within California
Internal Medicine Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in California
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Medicare quality performance — MIPS
ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Internal Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 20.3349/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Internal Medicine Physician) — 20.3349/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Internal Medicine Physician US NPIs
20.3349/100 MIPS final score — 62.8 pts below the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Internal Medicine Physician. Quality dim: 0. Cost dim: 67.783.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D is a Internal Medicine Physician provider practicing in FREMONT, California, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: M.D. NPI: 1093740227. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.
ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Internal Medicine Physician provider holding M.D credentials at 1900 MOWRY AVE, FREMONT, CA, 94538, with a listed phone of (510) 790-2422. NPI 1093740227 was issued on 07/12/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what ALI most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 3,395 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 160 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $284K in drug spend, split 12% brand-name and 88% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.8%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 20.3349/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 0, Cost 67.783), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Internal Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 172,858 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 2,716 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1093740227 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/12/2006 |
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.9K
Largest payer
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context — California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D. To verify ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
12% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 3,395 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 6,202
- Total Day Supply
- 179,137
- Brand vs Generic
- 12% brand / 88% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $215K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $67K
- Opioid Claims
- 95 (2.8% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 79
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.73
- Gender Split
- 43% female / 58% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 24, 65-74: 70, 75-84: 37, 85+: 29
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 202 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 189 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 157 |
| Losartan Potassium | 108 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 100 |
| Lisinopril | 97 |
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 96 |
| Metformin Hcl | 95 |
| Furosemide | 77 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 75 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
ZULFIQAR ALI, M.D's 3,395 claims are above the specialty average of 2,716.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as ALI.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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