Ali Riza Nazari MD

Ali Nazari, MD, is a board-certified family medicine doctor practicing at PeaceHealth in Bellingham. He is also board-certified in obesity medicine. Dr. Nazari is especially interested in helping patients get to their optimal health through lifestyle changes, in addition to any medications. He also enjoys providing routine medical procedures in a primary care setting.

“My philosophy of care is to listen to the patient,” said Dr. Nazari. “In my experience, many of patients’ complaints can be understood and resolved better by being a good listener,” he said. He also enjoys fun conversations with his patients.

Dr. Nazari received his medical degree from the Medical University of the Americas in St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies. He completed his residency in family medicine at Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.

Dr. Nazari worked as a hospitalist and outpatient family medicine physician in Alabama before moving to the Northwest.

Away from clinic, Dr. Nazari loves spending time with his family. They enjoy the outdoors hiking, riding bikes, visiting natural attraction sites, traveling and watching educational documentaries on NatGeo or BBC Earth. He is conversational in Dari and Farsi languages.

• Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
• Medical University of the Americas
  Degree: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• Louisiana State University

• Aetna
• Amerigroup Washington
• Cigna
• Community Health Plan of Washington
• Coordinated Care Washington
• Devoted Health
• First Choice Health Network
• Humana
• Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington
• Medicaid Washington
• Medicare
• Molina Healthcare
• Multiplan Network
• Pacific Medical Centers
• Premera Blue Cross
• Provider Network of America
• Regence - Oregon & Washington
• TriWest Healthcare Alliance
• United Healthcare
• Washington State Labor & Industries