Dr. Ali Hamzei, MD
Not yet claimedElectrophysiologist, Cardiologist · Physician (MD)
Encinitas, CA
Cardiac electrophysiologist with San Diego Cardiovascular Associates (Washington University MD 1994; Georgetown and Cedars-Sinai training) performing pacemaker and defibrillator implants and ablations; also holds a PhD in electrical engineering.
About Dr. Ali Hamzei, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Ali Reza Hamzei is a heart doctor (cardiologist) who also specializes in heart rhythm problems (electrophysiology). He sees patients with San Diego Cardiovascular Associates at locations in Encinitas and La Jolla, California, and speaks English and Farsi.
He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease (2000) and clinical cardiac electrophysiology (2001). He earned his medical degree at Washington University School of Medicine in 1994, completed internal medicine training at Georgetown University Medical Center, and finished cardiology and electrophysiology fellowships at Cedars-Sinai. His listed clinical focus is pacemaker and implantable defibrillator placement and cardiac ablation. He is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Green Hospital, and UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center.
His public presence is limited to professional profiles and a LinkedIn page. No public commentary on vaccines, guidelines, supplements, or alternative medicine was found, and no news coverage from the last three years was found.
CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show $32,711.17 across 444 records, mostly from device and drug companies including Medtronic ($12,361.18), Boston Scientific ($7,277.82), and Biotronik ($4,413.09). Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal, and are often for things like meals, travel, or consulting.
- Board certifications
- Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in clinical cardiac electrophysiology (2001) and cardiovascular disease (2000). scripps.org
- Medical school and training
- MD from Washington University School of Medicine in 1994, internal medicine residency at Georgetown University Medical Center, then cardiology and electrophysiology fellowships at Cedars-Sinai. scrippsamg.com
- Procedures he focuses on
- His profile lists pacemaker and implantable defibrillator insertions and cardiac ablations as his areas of practice. scripps.org
- Hospital affiliations
- Listed as affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Green Hospital, and UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center. doctor.webmd.com
- Languages spoken
- His medical group profile lists English and Farsi. scrippsamg.com
- Local recognition
- Named a 2018 Top Doctor in San Diego Magazine's annual "Physicians of Exceptional Excellence" survey. scrippsamg.com
- Listed publications
- A directory profile lists two co-authored papers: one on a surgical approach to atrial fibrillation in patients with variant pulmonary venous anatomy, and one on approximate entropy in predicting ventricular defibrillation threshold. health.usnews.com
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments shows $32,711.17 across 444 records for 2021-2025, with the largest amounts from Medtronic, Boston Scientific, and Biotronik. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- The research for this profile did not include a direct check of the Medical Board of California license lookup, court records, or a PubMed author search. "None found" for discipline, lawsuits, and news means those items did not appear in the searches that were run, not that they were confirmed absent. mbc.ca.gov
- A PhD in electrical engineering is sometimes listed with his name, but no retrieved source confirmed it. scripps.org
- A commercial data broker lists a prior cardiology/electrophysiology role at a Miami-based organization. This was not confirmed by any primary source. zoominfo.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$32,711
444 payments
| 2021 | $2,072 |
| 2022 | $8,349 |
| 2023 | $7,297 |
| 2024 | $3,323 |
| 2025 | $11,670 |
Top payers
- Medtronic, Inc.$12,361
- Boston Scientific Corporation$7,278
- BIOTRONIK INC.$4,413
- PFIZER INC.$840
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$774
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$14,651
- Travel and Lodging$10,498
- Consulting Fee$7,550
- Education$12
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
San Diego Cardiovascular Associates
320 Santa Fe Drive, Ste 204
Encinitas, CA 92024
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