Dr. Vaqar Ali, MD

Dr. Ali practices at First Coast Cardiovascular Surgical Center, LLC in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Ali's NPI, 1154379048, was assigned on May 4, 2006. Dr. Ali graduated from Rawalpindi Medical College in 1989. Dr. Ali holds Florida license ME93151.

Dr. Ali's primary practice is First Coast Cardiovascular Surgical Center, LLC, at 7011 A C Skinner Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32256 in Duval County. The practice phone is (904) 493-3333.

Dr. Ali's primary practice is First Coast Cardiovascular Surgical Center, LLC in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Ali is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. The medical group on file is First Coast Cardiovascular Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ali to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Ali's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Ali is board certified in interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ali's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, endocarditis, leg revascularization and varicose vein treatment among the conditions Dr. Ali treats.

CMS data shows 7,470 Medicare services from Dr. Ali across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,391 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $287,979 for them.

CMS counts 1,391 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ali in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 549 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.13, 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. Ali's median patient age at 70, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ali wrote 4,128 Medicare Part D claims for 711 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,812 of them, across 48 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $766,347 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,744 claims across 45 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Ali for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ali accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ali as offering telehealth. CMS counts 24 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Ali, more than 61% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Ali. The most frequent topics are Heart Failure. Dr. Ali's most frequent co-author is William T. Abraham, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Ali to 4 clinical trials. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Arteriovenous Fistula, Carotid Stenosis and Foramen Ovale, Patent. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Ali that name 1 trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 772 general payments to Dr. Ali from 70 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 47% of the total. The Spectranetics Corporation paid the most, $18,080. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $5,000 in 2016, naming 1 clinical trial.

Dr. Ali graduated from Rawalpindi Medical College in 1989.

Dr. Ali is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.