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Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Professional interests include: mitral valve repair, excision, robotic surgery, and more.

401 E HIGHLAND AVENUE SUITE 251
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404

(909) 882-4605

Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS is a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS is affiliated with Dignity Health, St Bernardine Medical Center and Dignity Health Medical Group - Inland Empire DHMF - California DHMN - Inland Empire.

Office Locations

401 E HIGHLAND AVENUE SUITE 251
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404

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Biopsy

A biopsy is a procedure performed to remove a small sample of cells for testing. The cells are examined in a laboratory to check for disease, or sometimes to see how badly a known disease is affecting them. Biopsy can be performed on any part of the body.

Although biopsy is most often associated with cancer, it can also be used to check for other diseases, such as infections. A biopsy sample can be scraped, cut, collected with a needle, taken with a machine that punches out a tiny piece, or removed with the tiny tools in an endoscope.

In most cases, a biopsy is a simple outpatient procedure. Depending on the procedure, patients may need to stop taking certain medications beforehand, such as blood thinners. It is important for patients to tell doctors if they are pregnant, as certain biopsies require the use of x-rays to guide the needle to the right location. There is usually very little pain associated with a biopsy. Patients will have to wait a few days to hear the results.

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2012 were vascular procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
bypass surgery	15
cardiac procedures	30
dissection	13
doctor visit	75
excision	13
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	18
open surgery	30
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	32
vascular procedures	55
X-rays	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2013 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
bronchoscopy	15
bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	50
doctor visit	139
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	15
neck surgery	11
open surgery	50
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	90
vascular procedures	117
X-rays	42

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	92

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	21
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	26
bronchoscopy	39
bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	42
dissection	18
doctor visit	139
endarterectomy	18
excision	18
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
lab tests	35
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	39
neck surgery	18
open surgery	57
thoracic (chest) imaging	65
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	75
ultrasound (sonogram)	95
vascular procedures	139
X-rays	65

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	27
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2015 were vascular procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	30
bronchoscopy	24
bypass surgery	34
cardiac procedures	94
dissection	16
doctor visit	130
endarterectomy	11
excision	16
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lab tests	30
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	24
neck surgery	11
open surgery	81
thoracic (chest) imaging	73
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	94
vascular procedures	125
X-rays	73

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	214

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	60
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
bronchoscopy	15
bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	40
doctor visit	110
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
lab tests	13
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	54
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	72
vascular procedures	72
X-rays	54

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	30
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	30

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	56
Dementia	20
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2018 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	11
bypass surgery	26
cardiac procedures	52
doctor visit	27
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	52
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	52

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	59
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	18
cardiac procedures	36
doctor visit	13
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
open surgery	36
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	36

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	67
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	22
doctor visit	15
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
minimally invasive procedures	11
vascular procedures	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	29
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	63
Dementia	23
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	19
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in SAN BERNARDINO, CA were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and X-rays.

blood draw	23
bronchoscopy	20
bypass surgery	22
cardiac procedures	45
dissection	15
doctor visit	68
endarterectomy	13
excision	15
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
lab tests	26
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	19
neck surgery	13
open surgery	49
thoracic (chest) imaging	54
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	76
vascular procedures	86
X-rays	54

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	54
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	48
85 and over	12
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	58

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He is certified by the Surgery General Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Board Certification: Surgery General Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

St Bernardine Medical Center

Dignity Health Medical Group - Inland Empire DHMF - California DHMN - Inland Empire

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. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Cigna, Anthem, United Healthcare, TRICARE, First Health and HealthSmart.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS accepts the following insurance providers:

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Cigna

Anthem

United Healthcare

TRICARE

First Health

HealthSmart

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Mir Wasif Ali, MD, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in SAN BERNARDINO, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-08-18

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Ali explained my diagnosis very clearly and showed me a diagram of what was happening with my heart.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$3,093 Heart Valves $2,680	CoreValve Evolut $189	Mosaic $115	Aortic Stent Grafts $109
Covidien Sales LLC	$2,450 Interventional Lung Solutions $1,523	Electrosurgery $740	Access $163	Synthetic Mesh $15	Endo Stapling $6	Other $3
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,931 INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $610	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $292	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $144	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $131	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $128	Other $627
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,437 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,437
Abbott Laboratories	$781 PROCLAIM $391	ETERNA $249	Mitra Clip system $120	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $21
Other	$3,038 SURGICAL $1,042	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $507	PREVELEAK $217	Signia $207	COREVALVE EVOLUT R $147	Other $918

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$7,682
Food and Beverage	$4,913
Education	$135

Biography

Dr. Mir Ali is a medical specialist in general surgery and thoracic surgery. His areas of expertise include the following: transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), heart bypass surgery (CABG), and VATS segmentectomy. Dr. Ali appears to be an in-network provider for MultiPlan, Anthem, Blue California, and more. He attended medical school at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He has received distinctions including Dignity Health Acts of Humankindness, Steward Award Recipient and Values in Action Award Recipient. Dr. Ali (or staff) speaks Urdu, Spanish, and Hindi. He is affiliated with Dignity Health Medical Foundation. He has an open panel in SAN BERNARDINO, CA according to Doctor.com.