NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · San Francisco, CA

Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1679769020, issued on Sep 19, 2007. Check the license (California A92408, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679769020
Name
Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
A92408 CA
L-210863 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2238 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone
(415) 833-2000
Enumerated
Sep 19, 2007
Record last updated
May 13, 2024
Fax
(650) 725-3846
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2238 Geary Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Yahya Abdolcader, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215566914
  2. Thomas Addison, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1154494599
  3. Judith Adler, NPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1366511586
  4. Paul Adler, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1568889772
  5. Asim Alam, MD/PHDPulmonary Disease Physician1467955286
  6. Michelle Allen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1679515688

Verify Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $63.61

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ahmad Sheikh$63.61
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Anastassiou, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151912904806
  2. Nora Burgess, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151417035049
  3. Brian Cain, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151205914900
  4. Keith Flachsbart, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151033297627
  5. Paul Lapunzina, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151720152333
  6. Hugh Mason, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151316025927
  7. Vicken Melikian, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151225116841
  8. Mario Pompili, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151154409795

Common questions

What is Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh, MD's NPI number?

Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679769020, issued on Sep 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2238 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 833-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmad Yusuf Sheikh, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A92408, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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