Dr. Ahmed Zakari, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Zakari
Dr. Ahmed Zakari is a hematology & oncology in Altamonte Springs, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Zakari performed 14,880 Medicare services across 7,355 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Zakari received a total of $335,675 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 491 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hematology & oncology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Zakari is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 3,665 | $10 | $32 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 2,013 | $8 | $24 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 1,228 | $6 | $19 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,208 | $8 | $9 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 1,013 | $13 | $41 |
| Iron level test | 1,002 | $6 | $20 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 1,002 | $9 | $27 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 906 | $15 | $46 |
| Magnesium level test | 793 | $7 | $21 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 582 | $19 | $57 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 569 | $91 | $381 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-3 | 416 | $20 | $63 |
| Red blood count, automated test | 87 | $4 | $12 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 79 | $6 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 68 | $131 | $534 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 67 | $63 | $240 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 53 | $174 | $660 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 41 | $54 | $269 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 35 | $92 | $361 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 23 | $41 | $152 |
| Phosphate level test | 16 | $5 | $15 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 14 | $77 | $378 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (90%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in hematology & oncology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for hematology & oncology in FL.
Geographic Context
7.4 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Zakari is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 4%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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