Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Gary Raff, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Sacramento, CA

Gary Raff, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1518940741, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1518940741
Name
Gary Raff
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
Practice location
2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone
(916) 734-3861
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2005
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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Also registered at 2315 Stockton Blvd

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

  1. Erik Abrames, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1558342337
  2. Angel Acevedo Carrasco, PAPhysician Assistant1316523319
  3. Lyndsey Ackerman, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1619630464
  4. Jason Adams, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1134367568
  5. Sindhu Addepalli, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306405501
  6. Joseph Adducci, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023672342

Verify Gary Raff in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

Industry payments in 2024: $313.24

5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc.. The 3,143 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,214.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gary Raff$313.24
  2. Specialty average$8,214.59

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Regents OF The Univ OF CAFrench Camp, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 516 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

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

  1. Kelechi Abanobi, M.DLos Angeles, CA1720236953
  2. Amir Abolhoda, MDOrange, CA1891875951
  3. Robert Adamson, M.D.San Diego, CA1043292584
  4. Ricardo Aguirre, MDDanville, CA1699739219
  5. Palash Aiyer, MDSan Francisco, CA1649832213
  6. Akbarshakh Akhmerov, MDWest Hollywood, CA1215464276
  7. Talal Al-Atassi, MD, CM, MPH, FRCSCLos Angeles, CA1871985309
  8. Mir Ali, MDSan Bernardino, CA1831301647
  9. Abdulaziz Alkhaldi, MDStanford, CA1366475188
  10. Bradley Allen, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1750309522

Common questions

What is Gary Raff, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gary Raff, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518940741, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary Raff, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-3861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary Raff, M.D.'s license?

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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.