Vitaliy Zak, M.D.

Primary specialty

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207WX0107X

License

C193067 Issued in CA

Practice address

44139 Monterey Ave Ste a
Palm Desert, CA 92260-8700

Phone

(760) 469-5195

NPI assigned

Oct 3, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX, CA2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Other, 1995

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Retina Institute of California Medical Group, a California Medical ParGroup PAC ID 4587760749, 76 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

75 of 100Reported as individual

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as group

Quality

82.62

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: vzak8699@fhsce.catholichealth.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Retina Institute of California Medical Group, a California Medical Par

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Pasadena, CA
  • NPI 1760541569
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Barry a. Katzman, M.D., Inc Apc

  • Optometrist
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1588842488
  NPD (past)
• Renaissance ASC, LLC

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Palm Desert, CA
  • NPI 1295072049
  NPD (past)
• Franciscan Health System

  • Clinic/Center
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1225251937
  NPD (past)
• Franciscan Health System

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1497978100
  NPD (past)
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Federal Way, WA
  • NPI 1386857530
  NPD (past)
• Ophthalmic Consultants of Texas P.a.

  • Optometrist
  • Harlingen, TX
  • NPI 1063513794

  Ophthalmology

  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Chunling Yu
• Eric Yuan, DO
• Judith B. Zacher, MD
• Ashraf Zadshir, M.D.
• Zak Medical Corp
• Mohammed Zakhireh, M.D.
• John Joseph Zane, M.D.,J.D.
• Ray Hongrui Zang, RPH
• Maria Teresa Zapot
• Adrian Zatarain, PT ASSISTANT

• Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Palm Desert, CA
• Providers in Palm Desert, CA by specialty
• Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 22, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.