Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai, MD

  • Murrieta, CA
  • Neurologist
NPI1194997841
Medicare services, 2023
203
Medicare patients, 2024
16
Part D claims, 2024
278
Publications
25
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
28062 Baxter Road, Murrieta, CA 92563
Practice phone
Call (951) 290-4000
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Primary practice

Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta

Hospital · Murrieta, California

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Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai is a neurologist in Murrieta, California

Dr. Sherzai practices at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta in Murrieta, California, part of Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Dr. Sherzai's NPI, 1194997841, was assigned on April 1, 2008. Dr. Sherzai graduated from Khyber Medical College in 2003. Dr. Sherzai holds California license A117411.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
April 1, 2008
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(951) 290-4000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

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Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai practices at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta in Murrieta, California

Dr. Sherzai's primary practice is Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta, at 28062 Baxter Road, Murrieta, CA 92563 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (951) 290-4000.

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Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Sherzai's primary practice is Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta in Murrieta, California, part of Seventh-day Adventist Church. Dr. Sherzai is also affiliated with Loma Linda University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group (LLUFMG).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sherzai practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Loma Linda University Medical Center - MurrietaAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai is one of 2,207 neurologists in California

Neurology is Dr. Sherzai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sherzai's licenses on file in 4 states: California, New York, Arizona and Colorado.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A117411 · 2011 to 2027 · taxonomy 2084N0400X
  • New York license2014 to 2026
  • Arizona license2023 to 2025
  • Colorado license2022 to 2023

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, head injury, neuropathy, non-alzheimer's dementia (chronic), parkinson's disease and sleep apnea among the conditions Dr. Sherzai treats.

Neurologists near Dr. Sherzai

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Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai billed Medicare for 203 services in 2023

CMS data shows 203 Medicare services from Dr. Sherzai across 3 procedure codes in 2023, all of them office visits, for 16 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,114 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2023203
Medicare patients16
Paid by Medicare$17,114
Procedure codes3

Dr. Sherzai's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2022: 2532023: 20320%

Dr. Sherzai compared with the California median for neurologists, 2023

  • Dr. Sherzai
  • California median
Medicare services
203vs 40450% below
Medicare patients
16vs 19092% below
Part D claims
189vs 32442% below

Medians across 1,995 neurologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sherzai's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai treated 16 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 16 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sherzai in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 0 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sherzai's median patient age at 71, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 202416
Average age77
Average risk score1.80

Dr. Sherzai's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Sherzai's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Alzheimer's and dementia69%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Sherzai's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men37%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai wrote 278 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sherzai wrote 278 Medicare Part D claims for 99 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 189 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,318 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 732 claims across 14 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024278
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$3,318
Part D patients99

Dr. Sherzai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic276 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims1%

Dr. Sherzai's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7322024: 18974%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 14 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Sherzai for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Sherzai's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 72.1of 100Quality
  • 80of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai has 25 publications on record

Dmand AI links 25 papers to Dr. Sherzai, published from 2008 to 2022. 2015 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Alzheimer Disease, Stroke and Comorbidity. Dr. Sherzai has published most often in Am J Lifestyle Med. Dr. Sherzai's most frequent co-authors are Dean Sherzai, MD, Mitchell S. Elkind, MD and Shadi Yaghi, MD.

Papers25
Years published2008 to 2022

Dr. Sherzai's papers by year, 2008 to 2022

Topics Dr. Sherzai writes about most

  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Stroke
  • Comorbidity
  • Hypertension
  • Algorithms
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Brain
  • Cognition

Dr. Sherzai's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Sherzai

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Sherzai to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Cognitive Dysfunction and Cognition Disorders.

Conditions in Dr. Sherzai's trials

  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Cognition Disorders

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Sherzai

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Sherzai, most recently Trudy Bush Fellowship Award for Cardiovascular Research in Women's Health in 2015.

Awards and honors for Dr. Sherzai

  1. 2015
    • Trudy Bush Fellowship Award for Cardiovascular Research in Women's Health

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai graduated from Khyber Medical College

Dr. Sherzai graduated from Khyber Medical College in 2003. Dr. Sherzai is a member of AAN and AHA.

  1. Medical schoolKhyber Medical College

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai accepts plans from 2 insurance carriers

Dr. Sherzai is in network with 2 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Molina. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Molina

Plan types Dr. Sherzai accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO2
  2. Medicare2
  3. EPO1
  4. POS1
  5. PPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai's NPI number?

Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai's NPI number is 1194997841. It was assigned on April 1, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai?

Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai is a neurologist in Murrieta, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai practice?

Dr. Sherzai practices at 28062 Baxter Road, Murrieta, CA 92563. Dr. Sherzai's primary practice is Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta in Murrieta, California, part of Seventh-day Adventist Church.

What is Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sherzai is (951) 290-4000.

What is Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai's medical license number?

Dr. Sherzai holds California license A117411, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sherzai in California (2011 to 2027), New York (2014 to 2026), Arizona (2023 to 2025) and Colorado (2022 to 2023).

Which hospitals is Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai affiliated with?

Dr. Sherzai practices at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta in Murrieta, California. Dr. Sherzai is also affiliated with Loma Linda University Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai part of?

Dr. Sherzai is linked to Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group (LLUFMG).

Does Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sherzai billed Medicare for 203 services in 2023.

What is Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai's MIPS score?

Dr. Sherzai's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai see?

CMS counts 16 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sherzai in 2024, with an average age of 77.

What services does Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Sherzai's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99215).

Where did Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai go to medical school?

Dr. Sherzai graduated from Khyber Medical College in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sherzai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Donepezil HCl, Memantine HCl and Sertraline HCl.

How long has Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai been practicing?

Dr. Sherzai graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

Does Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai do research?

Dmand AI links 25 publications to Dr. Sherzai, published from 2008 to 2022. Dr. Sherzai has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai publish with?

Dr. Sherzai's most frequent co-authors are Dean Sherzai, MD (15 shared papers), Mitchell S. Elkind, MD (4 shared papers) and Shadi Yaghi, MD (4 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Ayesha Zahir Sherzai accept?

Dr. Sherzai is in network with 2 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Molina. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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