Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Alim, MD

Dr. Alim practices at Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Alim's NPI, 1588619464, was assigned on May 23, 2006. Dr. Alim graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 1989. Dr. Alim holds California license A54260.

Dr. Alim's primary practice is Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital, at 420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 in Kern County. The practice phone is (661) 327-1792.

Dr. Alim's primary practice is Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Alim is also affiliated with Kern Medical. The medical group on file is Central Valley Critical Care Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alim to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alim practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Alim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Alim is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Alim's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, acute sinusitis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bronchitis, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension and chronic lung disease among the conditions Dr. Alim treats.

CMS data shows 5,655 Medicare services from Dr. Alim across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 830 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $267,782 for them.

CMS counts 830 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alim in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 347 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.82, 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. Alim's median patient age at 67, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Alim wrote 2,271 Medicare Part D claims for 397 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,902 of them, across 48 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $876,258 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,211 claims across 62 drugs.

Dr. Alim accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 244 general payments to Dr. Alim from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $2,538.

Dr. Alim graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 1989.

Dr. Alim is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.