Bilal Mobashar Shafi, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Bilal Mobashar Shafi, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1306923123, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A92930, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bilal Mobashar Shafi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- A92930 CA
MD436742 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1575 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 458-6240
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140625000665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bilal Mobashar Shafi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A92930Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $30,177.72
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationBurlingame, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bilal Mobashar Shafi among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Bilal Mobashar Shafi, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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.
All 634 in California → Every provider in Santa Cruz → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Noel Fishman, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651447230511
- Surindra Mitruka, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651861590382
- Louis Zanger, M.D.Saratoga, CA 950701306218052
- Richard Bloom, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511104903053
- Alex Dalal, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511710411756
- Sumanth Kidambi, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511053722363
- Alexander Moskovitz, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511447339585
- Shawn Purnell, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511235587072
Common questions
What is Bilal Mobashar Shafi, MD's NPI number?
Bilal Mobashar Shafi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306923123, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bilal Mobashar Shafi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1575 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 458-6240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bilal Mobashar Shafi, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A92930, 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 Bilal Mobashar Shafi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bilal Mobashar Shafi, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.