Sofia Lakhdar, MD
NPI 1225599574ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Phoenix, AZ
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with Mayo Clinic Arizona and 1 other group, practicing in Phoenix, Arizona. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $46,404 for 279 claims, against $3,423 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,260 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Mayo Clinic Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1225599574 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 28, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 22, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | 75737 | AZ |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (AZ); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (LA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 35 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 50 across 15 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $3,423 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 279 · 515 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 69 |
| Total drug cost | $46,404 |
| Generic share | 73% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- Mayo Clinic ArizonaScottsdale, AZ · 1,626 clinicians
- Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Medicine Group LLCAlexandria, LA · 63 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, AZ
- Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,260 · 27 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$1,661 · 54 payments from 13 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $246.48 | 7 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $232.84 | 5 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $163.23 | 2 |
| Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. | $146.38 | 1 |
| Abiomed | $122.45 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,121 · 26 payments
- Education$138.48 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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