Alaa Youssef Afifi, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Santa Ana, CA
Alaa Youssef Afifi, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1609802552, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (California G87135, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alaa Youssef Afifi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- G87135 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2200 E Fruit St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
- Phone
- (714) 973-9903
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 973-9909
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041208000586); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2200 E Fruit St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alaa Youssef Afifi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G87135Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
380 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel45 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium39 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate38 claims
- Bumetanide36 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa27 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $200.89
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
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Common questions
What is Alaa Youssef Afifi, MD's NPI number?
Alaa Youssef Afifi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609802552, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alaa Youssef Afifi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 E Fruit St, Santa Ana, CA, 92701. Phone: (714) 973-9903. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alaa Youssef Afifi, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G87135, 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.
How much does Alaa Youssef Afifi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alaa Youssef Afifi, MD had 380 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.