Cyrus Ghaffari, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · San Diego, CA
Cyrus Ghaffari, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1689293755, issued on Apr 9, 2020. Check the license (California 181242, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cyrus Ghaffari
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- 181242 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2025
- Fax
- (888) 539-8781
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250716001540); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2020
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cyrus Ghaffari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 181242Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 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: $10,518.37
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cyrus Ghaffari among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California
Cyrus Ghaffari, MD is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 93% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California
There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Castellanos, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031700296514
- Niketa ParikhSan Diego, CA 921031073171369
- Gavin KolodgeSan Diego, CA 921081407210537
- Henry Richardson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081407052459
- David Smith, MDSan Diego, CA 921081811930357
- Mirielle Diaz-Molina, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111437356094
- Nicole Ortiz, MDSan Diego, CA 921111114585957
- Seth Katzen, DOSan Diego, CA 921211164942223
Common questions
What is Cyrus Ghaffari, MD's NPI number?
Cyrus Ghaffari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689293755, issued on Apr 9, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cyrus Ghaffari, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cyrus Ghaffari, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 181242, 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 Cyrus Ghaffari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cyrus Ghaffari, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.