Dr. Syed Zulfiqar Ali , MD
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology โข Baltimore, MD
600 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 212870005
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Dr. Syed Ali is listed in NPPES under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology.
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NPI assigned on April 18, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,081 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 88305 โ Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity: 356 service units.
- 88173 โ Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report: 294 service units.
- 88108 โ Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique: 239 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology in Baltimore, MD (2024, 103 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 968. Middle half: 449 to 2,049.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology in Maryland (2024, 181 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,371. Middle half: 591 to 2,829.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 718 in 2020 to 1,081 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
600 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 212870005
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Johns Hopkins University. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1984
What Public CMS Data Show
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
459 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $43,172 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $34,083 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $2,105.18 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Honoraria: $1,975.00 across 1 record.
- Food and Beverage: $130.18 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Becton, Dickinson and Company: $2,086.01 across 2 records.
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.: $19.17 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
42 years (graduated 1984)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1984 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Ali has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Ali as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Baltimore and Maryland
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology in Baltimore, MD (2024, 103 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 968. Middle half: 449 to 2,049.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology in Maryland (2024, 181 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,371. Middle half: 591 to 2,829.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology in Baltimore, MD (2024, 103 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,672. Middle half: $17,953 to $70,804.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology in Maryland (2024, 181 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $52,501. Middle half: $21,227 to $111,788.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology in Baltimore, MD (2024, 103 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $29,887. Middle half: $14,114 to $56,216.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology in Maryland (2024, 181 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $40,845. Middle half: $16,921 to $86,950.
172 active clinicians are listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology with a practice address in Baltimore, MD (358 in Maryland).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Baltimore
0% of these 172 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
39% of these 172 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 51% from 718 in 2020 to 1,081 in 2024.
- 2020: 718
- 2021: 1,031
- 2022: 893
- 2023: 955
- 2024: 1,081
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 29% from $33,410 in 2020 to $43,172 in 2024.
- 2020: $33,410
- 2021: $43,749
- 2022: $39,748
- 2023: $41,231
- 2024: $43,172
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 28% from $26,605 in 2020 to $34,083 in 2024.
- 2020: $26,605
- 2021: $34,710
- 2022: $30,089
- 2023: $32,392
- 2024: $34,083
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $84.95 in 2021 to $2,105.18 in 2025.
- 2021: $84.95
- 2023: $92.99
- 2024: $22.92
- 2025: $2,105.18
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $2,105.18.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Honoraria
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,975.00 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $111.01 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ABILIFY MAINTENA | General | $19.17 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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88305
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
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356 | 247 | $179.00 | $35.90 |
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88173
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
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294 | 160 | $243.00 | $66.78 |
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88108
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique
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239 | 203 | $205.00 | $21.81 |
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88112
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
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103 | 96 | $204.00 | $27.20 |
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88341
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
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44 | 16 | $92.00 | $26.53 |
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88342
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
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18 | 18 | $148.00 | $33.33 |
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88172
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate
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14 | 13 | $135.00 | $34.74 |
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88344
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure
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13 | 13 | $131.23 | $37.71 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-12-10NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0102X
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 291U00000X
(1) A clinical laboratory is a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, human beings. These examinations also include procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of various substances or organisms in the body. Facilities only collecting or preparing specimens (or both) or only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing are not considered clinical laboratories. (2) Any facility that examines materials from the human body for purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of, the health of human beings. Typical divisions of a clinical laboratory include hematology, cytology, bacteriology, histology, biochemistry, medical toxicology, and serology.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZC0500X
A cytopathologist is an anatomic pathologist trained in the diagnosis of human disease by means of the study of cells obtained from body secretions and fluids, by scraping, washing, or sponging the surface of a lesion, or by the aspiration of a tumor mass or body organ with a fine needle. A major aspect of a cytopathologist's practice is the interpretation of Papanicolaou-stained smears of cells from the female reproductive systems, the "Pap" test. However, the cytopathologist's expertise is applied to the diagnosis of cells from all systems and areas of the body. He/she is a consultant to all medical specialists.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PATHOLOGY
I20240209002265
DC
5799961413
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Johns Hopkins University
5755 Cedar Ln, Columbia, MD 210442999
Phone: 4107407890
Johns Hopkins University
600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 212870005
Phone: 4105024340
Johns Hopkins University
5759 Cedar Ln, Columbia, MD 210442912
Phone: 4437183738
Johns Hopkins University
600 N Wolf St, Baltimore, MD 212870005
Phone: 4109555000
Johns Hopkins University
5755 Cedar Ln, Columbia, MD 210442912
Phone: 4107407544
Johns Hopkins University
6201 Greenleigh Ave, Middle River, MD 212202004
Johns Hopkins University
4940 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 212242735
Phone: 4105500100
Johns Hopkins University
6201 Greenleigh Ave, Middle River, MD 212202004
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 6201 GREENLEIGH AVE, MIDDLE RIVER, MD 212202004 (Tel: 4109552660)
Clinical Medical Laboratory (license number reported to NPPES: MD D46980)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 600 N WOLFE ST, BALTIMORE, MD 212870005 (Tel: 4109552660)
Registered at PO BOX 64478, BALTIMORE, MD 212644478 (Tel: 4109552660)
Recorded as SYED ALI, M.D.
Pathology (license number reported to NPPES: MD D46980)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Specialists in Baltimore
- Dr. Elizabeth Crowe, MD
- Dr. Kimberley Studeman, MD
- Dr. Mohammad Salimian, MD
- Dr. Jacqueline Birkness-Gartman, MD
- Dr. Edward Gabrielson, MD
- Dr. Serena Bagnasco, MD
Mailing Address
6201 Greenleigh Ave
Middle River, MD 212202004
Phone: 4109552660