NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ala Soofian, MD

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Ala Soofian, MD is a pediatric critical care medicine physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1679005490, issued on Mar 30, 2017. Check the license (California A157049, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679005490
Name
Ala Soofian
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X
License number
A157049 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone
(650) 497-8000
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200518000545); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 725 Welch RD

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

  1. Shayda Abadi, NPNurse Practitioner1316745540
  2. Natasha AbadillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194306928
  3. Alexandra Abbott, MDPediatrics Physician1760018675
  4. Steven Abboud, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619364908
  5. Ali Abdelhafiz Abdelsamea, MDPediatrics Physician1699390104
  6. Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1881804235

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  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lpch Medical Group Div OF LucilePalo Alto, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ala Soofian among 337 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in California

Ala Soofian, MD is one of 337 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 39% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 95 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0203X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 337 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in California.

The 8 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kanwaljeet Anand, MBBS, D.PHIL.Palo Alto, CA 943041720178387
  2. James Andrus, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041720189053
  3. David Axelrod, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041750317624
  4. Marc Berg, MD, FAAPPalo Alto, CA 943041780657122
  5. Kevin Couloures, DOPalo Alto, CA 943041053422147
  6. John Duong-Tran, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041336132224
  7. Robert Heidersbach, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041275547473
  8. Peter Meaney, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041003829771

Common questions

What is Ala Soofian, MD's NPI number?

Ala Soofian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679005490, issued on Mar 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ala Soofian, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 497-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ala Soofian, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A157049, 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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