NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fariba Gharai, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Long Beach, CA

Fariba Gharai, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1003812348, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (California C55954, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003812348
Name
Fariba Gharai
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
C55954 CA
ME94805 FL
38145 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3828 Schaufele Ave Ste 340, Long Beach, CA 90808
Phone
(657) 241-9051
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2023
Fax
(714) 665-4602
Medicaid IDs
C55954 CA
000147700 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081202000668); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3828 Schaufele Ave Ste 340

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ali Khoynezhad, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1659329209
  2. Crystal Rene De Cotret, MPAP, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1780982819
  3. Marc Sakwa, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1750363552
  4. Gabriel SalazarPhysician Assistant1821589524
  5. Robert Shuman, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1417064221

Verify Fariba Gharai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $118.97

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, 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. Fariba Gharai$118.97
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. West Florida Cardiology Network, LLCHudson, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (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 Long Beach →

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

  1. Kelechi Abanobi, M.DLos Angeles, CA1720236953
  2. Amir Abolhoda, MDOrange, CA1891875951
  3. Reginald Abraham, M DFountain Valley, CA1720042864
  4. Adrian Acuna HigakiLos Angeles, CA1831991454
  5. Robert Adamson, M.D.San Diego, CA1043292584
  6. Alaa Afifi, MDSanta Ana, CA1609802552
  7. Ricardo Aguirre, MDDanville, CA1699739219
  8. Palash Aiyer, MDSan Francisco, CA1649832213
  9. Andrew Akcelik, MDSan Francisco, CA1992298319
  10. Akbarshakh Akhmerov, MDWest Hollywood, CA1215464276

Common questions

What is Fariba Gharai, M.D.'s NPI number?

Fariba Gharai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003812348, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fariba Gharai, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3828 Schaufele Ave Ste 340, Long Beach, CA, 90808. Phone: (657) 241-9051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fariba Gharai, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C55954, 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.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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