NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Derek Kwasi Afflu, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Derek Kwasi Afflu, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629430616, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD481854, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629430616
Name
Derek Kwasi Afflu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
MD481854 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Lothrop St Ste C-900, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(412) 648-6359
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 3, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $1,342.95

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; 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.

  1. Derek Afflu$1,342.95
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania

  1. Mohamed Abdullah, MDPittsburgh, PA1164001277
  2. Ahmad Abrishamchian, M.D.Harrisburg, PA1518028596
  3. Michael Acker, MDPhiladelphia, PA1568494870
  4. James Ackerman, MDPittsburgh, PA1407267867
  5. Navid Ajabshir, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA1982053773
  6. Mohammed Alabdulmohsin, MDPittsburgh, PA1972195618
  7. Annis Ali, MDYork, PA1447647904
  8. Jose Amortegui, MDFountain Hill, PA1265697791
  9. Mark Anderson, MDPhiladelphia, PA1245309103
  10. Richard Angelico, MDEaston, PA1447243753

Common questions

What is Derek Kwasi Afflu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Derek Kwasi Afflu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629430616, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Derek Kwasi Afflu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Lothrop St Ste C-900, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 648-6359. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Derek Kwasi Afflu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD481854, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.