Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD
Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1669059481, issued on Mar 26, 2021. Check the license (California A205772, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Apostolos Gaitanidis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A205772 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 315-6125
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Apostolos Gaitanidis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A205772Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
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.
Apostolos Gaitanidis among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD is one of 3,118 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 2021, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD's NPI number?
Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669059481, issued on Mar 26, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 315-6125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A205772, 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 Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.