Arshia Ghaffari, D.O.
Nephrology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Arshia Ghaffari, D.O. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1235236183, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (California 20A8210, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arshia Ghaffari
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 20A8210 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 442-5100
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050524001416); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arshia Ghaffari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A8210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,900 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate141 claims
- Losartan Potassium99 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate72 claims
- Farxiga71 claims
- Torsemide61 claims
- Gabapentin60 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: $41,700.21
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
- Usc Care Medical Non-Contracted LLCLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arshia Ghaffari among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Arshia Ghaffari, D.O. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gbemisola Adenuga, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331952464661
- Mohammad Akmal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331356378087
- Vito Campese, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331578590949
- Victor Carabello, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331649293705
- Anjana Kamdar, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331346348638
- Elaine Kaptein, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331306872783
- Roland Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331568664399
- Ramesh Manchanda, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331972696466
Common questions
What is Arshia Ghaffari, D.O.'s NPI number?
Arshia Ghaffari, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235236183, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arshia Ghaffari, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arshia Ghaffari, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A8210, 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 Arshia Ghaffari, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arshia Ghaffari, D.O. had 1,900 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.