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Dr. Alae Zarif, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and General Practice

10231 Old Ocean City Boulevard Suite 207
Berlin, MD 21811

(410) 641-9568

Dr. Alae Zarif, MD is a general surgeon in Berlin, MD specializing in general surgery and general practice. Dr. Alae Zarif, MD is affiliated with ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION and TidalHealth General Surgery.

Office Locations

10231 Old Ocean City Boulevard Suite 207
Berlin, MD 21811

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

liver core needle biopsy

tunneled central line placement

tunneled central line removal

By Affordability:

lymph node biopsy

lymph node excision

open lymph node biopsy

surgical lymph node biopsy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. Alae Zarif, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), liver core needle biopsy, tunneled central line placement, and tunneled central line removal procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for lymph node biopsy, lymph node excision, open lymph node biopsy, and surgical lymph node biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

laparoscopic surgery

therapeutic EGD

therapeutic upper endoscopy

In 2023, Dr. Alae Zarif, MD had a list price for laparoscopic surgery, therapeutic EGD, and therapeutic upper endoscopy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Maryland. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

abdominal surgery

laparoscopic surgery

By Affordability:

abdominal hernia surgery

diagnostic EGD

diagnostic upper endoscopy

EGD with biopsy

EGD with lesion removal

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

hernia surgery

inguinal hernia repair

laparoscopic hernia repair

upper endoscopy

upper endoscopy with biopsy

upper endoscopy with lesion removal

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. Alae Zarif, MD performed more abdominal surgery, and laparoscopic surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for abdominal hernia surgery, diagnostic EGD, diagnostic upper endoscopy, EGD with biopsy, EGD with lesion removal, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), hernia surgery, inguinal hernia repair, laparoscopic hernia repair, upper endoscopy, upper endoscopy with biopsy, and upper endoscopy with lesion removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	22
anastomosis	34
catheterization	26
device removal	29
dialysis access procedures	48
doctor visit	538
gastrointestinal procedures	22
hospital care	341
inpatient care	341
minimally invasive procedures	20
open surgery	22
vascular procedures	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	38
anorectal procedures	12
catheterization	43
device removal	19
doctor visit	726
gastrointestinal procedures	67
hospital care	468
inpatient care	468
minimally invasive procedures	60
open surgery	13
vascular procedures	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	643
Black	89
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	79
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	20
anastomosis	16
catheterization	20
device removal	14
dialysis access procedures	28
doctor visit	646
gastrointestinal procedures	58
hospital care	378
inpatient care	378
minimally invasive procedures	72
vascular procedures	42
weight management	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	52
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	36
catheterization	20
doctor visit	648
gastrointestinal procedures	47
hospital care	577
inpatient care	564
minimally invasive procedures	36
open surgery	11
outpatient care	13
weight management	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	560
Female	768

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1188
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	592
From 75 to 84	394
85 and over	154
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, gastrointestinal procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	49
catheterization	15
doctor visit	707
gastrointestinal procedures	60
hospital care	484
inpatient care	484
minimally invasive procedures	32
open surgery	28
weight management	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	621
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	83
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	25
anastomosis	13
catheterization	16
device removal	12
dialysis access procedures	13
doctor visit	634
gastrointestinal procedures	38
hospital care	319
inpatient care	319
minimally invasive procedures	26
open surgery	12
vascular procedures	13
weight management	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	459
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	62
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, excision and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	17
breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
catheterization	36
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	670
excision	38
gastrointestinal procedures	35
hospital care	351
inpatient care	351
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	35
open surgery	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	52
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	30
breast procedures	18
cancer surgery	18
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	644
emergency care	11
excision	31
gastrointestinal procedures	57
hospital care	289
inpatient care	289
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	59
minor procedures	14
open surgery	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
weight management	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	58
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
breast procedures	15
cancer surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	495
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159
minimally invasive procedures	29
minor procedures	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	42
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2021 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	17
breast procedures	21
cancer surgery	21
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	471
excision	37
gastrointestinal procedures	30
hospital care	236
inpatient care	236
lymph node procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	41
minor procedures	11
open surgery	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	54
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	22
breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	11
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	463
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	38
hospital care	278
inpatient care	278
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	432
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	53
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated as a general surgeon in Berlin, MD were hospital care, inpatient care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

abdominal surgery	26
anastomosis	21
anorectal procedures	12
breast procedures	15
cancer surgery	15
catheterization	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
device removal	16
diagnostic procedures	27
dialysis access procedures	29
doctor visit	603
emergency care	11
excision	26
gastrointestinal procedures	42
hospital care	352
inpatient care	351
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	40
minor procedures	12
open surgery	17
outpatient care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
vascular procedures	35
weight management	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	57
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	522
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	186
85 and over	62
Less than 65	87
65 to 74	262

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alae Zarif, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Education & Training

He has a state license in Maryland.

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alae Zarif, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION

TidalHealth General Surgery

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Alae Zarif, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicaid and Medicare.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Alae Zarif, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Medicaid

Medicare

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alae Zarif, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$1,052 LINX Reflux Management System $1,052
Ethicon US, LLC	$749 Endoscopy Endocutters $345	Harmonic $170	Echelon Flex $47	Echelon; Endopath $38	Energy Harmonic $28	Other $120
Ethicon Inc.	$343 LINX Reflux Management System $221	EVICEL $48	Mechanical $40	Biosurgicals $25	Endoscopy Endocutters $8
Covidien Sales LLC	$225 Endo Stapling $153	Vessel Sealing $51	Sonicision $11	Synthetic Mesh $9
Allergan Inc.	$214 STRATTICE $214
Other	$956 Senhance Surgical Robotics System $106	OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $105	Smart Port CT $57	HYBRID Vascular Graft $56	AlloDerm $50	Other $581

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,497
Travel and Lodging	$1,042

Biography

Dr. Alae Zarif's medical specialty is general practice and general surgery. He seems to honor Medicaid and Medicare insurance. Dr. Zarif welcomes new patients at his office inBerlin, MD as reported by Yext.