Frederick Asante Afari, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Coachella, CA
Frederick Asante Afari, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Coachella, California, and NPI 1174010169, issued on Apr 16, 2018. Check the license (California A173474, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frederick Asante Afari
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A173474 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50249 Cesar Chavez St Ste K, Coachella, CA 92236
- Phone
- (760) 393-0555
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 393-0522
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211101000982); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 50249 Cesar Chavez St Ste K
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Verify Frederick Asante Afari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A173474Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,861 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium213 claims
- Metformin Hcl145 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate117 claims
- Lisinopril115 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa95 claims
- Losartan Potassium88 claims
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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Dap Health IncPalm Springs, CA
- Yehowa Medical ServicesLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frederick Asante Afari among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Frederick Asante Afari, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Coachella
They are 6 of the 256 NPPES records with a practice address in Coachella, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Frederick Asante Afari, MD's NPI number?
Frederick Asante Afari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174010169, issued on Apr 16, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frederick Asante Afari, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50249 Cesar Chavez St Ste K, Coachella, CA, 92236. Phone: (760) 393-0555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frederick Asante Afari, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A173474, 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 Frederick Asante Afari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frederick Asante Afari, MD had 2,861 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.