Zaahir A. Turfe

  • Sault Sainte Marie, MI
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1679968390PAC ID5092029447
Medicare services, 2024
366
Medicare patients, 2024
222
Part D claims, 2024
411
Publications
20
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
500 Osborn Blvd, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
Practice phone
Call (906) 635-4460
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Primary practice

MyMichigan Medical Center Sault

Hospital · Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

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Zaahir A. Turfe is an otolaryngologist in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

Zaahir Turfe practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health.

Zaahir Turfe's NPI, 1679968390, was assigned on March 31, 2015. Zaahir Turfe graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2015. Zaahir Turfe holds Michigan license 4301501916.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5092029447
NPI enumeration date
March 31, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(906) 635-4460
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Zaahir A. Turfe practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

Zaahir Turfe's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Sault, at 500 Osborn Blvd, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 in Chippewa County. The practice phone is (906) 635-4460.

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Zaahir A. Turfe is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Zaahir Turfe's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health. Zaahir Turfe is also affiliated with Henry Ford Hospital. The medical group on file is MyMichigan Health. Dmand AI also links Zaahir Turfe to 2 more medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Zaahir A. Turfe's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
MyMichigan Medical Center SaultAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Zaahir A. Turfe is one of 260 otolaryngologists in Michigan

Otolaryngology is Zaahir Turfe's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Zaahir Turfe is licensed in Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, MichiganPrimaryLicense 4301501916 · taxonomy 207Y00000X

Otolaryngologists near Zaahir Turfe

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Zaahir A. Turfe billed Medicare for 366 services in 2024

CMS data shows 366 Medicare services from Zaahir Turfe across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 222 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,277 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024366
Medicare patients222
Paid by Medicare$22,277
Procedure codes8

Zaahir Turfe's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2622024: 2682%
Surgery
2023: 992024: 981%
Tests and treatments
2023: 152024: 0100%

Zaahir Turfe compared with the Michigan median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Zaahir Turfe
  • Michigan median
Medicare services
366vs 357Close to median
Medicare patients
222vs 18421% above
Part D claims
339vs 17396% above

Medians across 243 otolaryngologists in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Zaahir Turfe's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Zaahir A. Turfe treated 222 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 222 Medicare patients who saw Zaahir Turfe in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 91 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Zaahir Turfe's median patient age at 63, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024222
Average age75
Average risk score1.48
Also on Medicaid12%

Zaahir Turfe's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Zaahir Turfe's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11954%
  • Men10346%

Chronic conditions among Zaahir Turfe's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol70%
  3. Arthritis50%
  4. Diabetes31%
  5. Mood disorders28%
  6. COPD26%
  7. Depression26%
  8. Anxiety25%

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

Zaahir Turfe's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

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

Zaahir A. Turfe wrote 411 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Zaahir Turfe wrote 411 Medicare Part D claims for 198 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 339 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,525 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 313 claims across 9 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024411
Drugs named by CMS12
Total drug cost$8,525
Part D patients198

Zaahir Turfe's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic408 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims1%

Zaahir Turfe'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Zaahir Turfe's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics8%32 of 411 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3132024: 3398%

Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 9 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

Zaahir A. Turfe offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Zaahir Turfe accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Zaahir Turfe as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Zaahir A. Turfe has 20 publications on record

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Zaahir Turfe, published from 2013 to 2021. 2014 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Phonation and Voice Quality. Zaahir Turfe has published most often in J Voice. Zaahir Turfe's most frequent co-authors are Ewa D. Komorowska-Timek, MD, John Robert Craig, MD and Harry J. Cloft, MD.

Papers20
Years published2013 to 2021

Zaahir Turfe's papers by year, 2013 to 2021

Topics Zaahir Turfe writes about most

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Phonation
  • Voice Quality
  • Endoscopy
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
  • Laryngoscopy
  • Maxillary Sinus
  • Maxillary Sinusitis

Zaahir Turfe's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Zaahir Turfe

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

Zaahir A. Turfe received $91 in industry payments from 2020 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Zaahir Turfe from 4 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Cochlear Ltd paid the most, $39.

General payments to Zaahir Turfe by program year, 2020 to 2021

Companies that paid Zaahir Turfe the most, 2020 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Zaahir A. Turfe graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Zaahir Turfe graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolMichigan State University College of Human Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Zaahir A. Turfe'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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Zaahir A. Turfe's NPI number?

Zaahir A. Turfe's NPI number is 1679968390. It was assigned on March 31, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Zaahir A. Turfe specialize in?

Zaahir A. Turfe is an otolaryngologist in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Zaahir A. Turfe practice?

Zaahir Turfe practices at 500 Osborn Blvd, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783. Zaahir Turfe's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health. Dmand AI also links Zaahir Turfe to 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 skilled nursing facility.

What is Zaahir A. Turfe's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Zaahir Turfe is (906) 635-4460.

What is Zaahir A. Turfe's medical license number?

Zaahir Turfe holds Michigan license 4301501916.

Which hospitals is Zaahir A. Turfe affiliated with?

Zaahir Turfe practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Zaahir Turfe is also affiliated with Henry Ford Hospital.

What medical group is Zaahir A. Turfe part of?

Zaahir Turfe is linked to MyMichigan Health. Dmand AI links Zaahir Turfe to 2 more medical groups.

Does Zaahir A. Turfe accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Zaahir Turfe billed Medicare for 366 services in 2024, and Zaahir Turfe accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Zaahir A. Turfe offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Zaahir Turfe as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Zaahir A. Turfe see?

CMS counts 222 Medicare patients who saw Zaahir Turfe in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Zaahir A. Turfe bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Zaahir Turfe's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Zaahir A. Turfe go to medical school?

Zaahir Turfe graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2015.

What drugs does Zaahir A. Turfe prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Zaahir Turfe's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Fluticasone Propionate and Famotidine.

Has Zaahir A. Turfe received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $91 in general payments to Zaahir Turfe from 4 companies from 2020 to 2021. The largest total came from Cochlear Ltd.

How long has Zaahir A. Turfe been practicing?

Zaahir Turfe graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Zaahir A. Turfe do research?

Dmand AI links 20 publications to Zaahir Turfe, published from 2013 to 2021.

Who does Zaahir A. Turfe publish with?

Zaahir Turfe's most frequent co-authors are Ewa D. Komorowska-Timek, MD (5 shared papers), John Robert Craig, MD (3 shared papers) and Harry J. Cloft, MD (1 shared paper).

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