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.
- 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
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 634 in California → Look up another NPI →
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.
- Ali Khoynezhad, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1659329209
- Crystal Rene De Cotret, MPAP, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1780982819
- Marc Sakwa, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1750363552
- Gabriel SalazarPhysician Assistant1821589524
- Robert Shuman, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1417064221
Verify Fariba Gharai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C55954Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
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
- 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).
Fariba Gharai among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Fariba Gharai, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Long Beach → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ali Khoynezhad, MDLong Beach, CA 908081659329209
- Marc Sakwa, MDLong Beach, CA 908081750363552
- Robert Shuman, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908081417064221
- Jiri Konecny, DOLong Beach, CA 908071861449373
- Daniel Bethencourt, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061437163904
- Ryan Chiu, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061306107743
- Jamie Eridon, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061225329840
- Oluwatomisin ObafemiLong Beach, CA 908061841796976
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.
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.