NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ghafar Nafes, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Escondido, CA

Ghafar Nafes, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1548417751, issued on Aug 19, 2008. Check the license (California A104813, 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
1548417751
Name
Ghafar Nafes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A104813 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 E 2ND Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone
(760) 291-6700
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2008
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 738-9047
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090826000952); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  6. Jared Brummel, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1225265101

Verify Ghafar Nafes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A104813    Check 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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59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,640 Medicare Part D claims for 875 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 201 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ghafar Nafes5,640
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium505 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate317 claims
  3. Lisinopril301 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium232 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium214 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium198 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 one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupEl Cajon, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ghafar Nafes among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Ghafar Nafes, M.D. 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · 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).

63 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Escondido

They are 63 of the 3,509 NPPES records with a practice address in Escondido, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Aquilina, MDEscondido, CA 920251588642847
  2. Jefferson Birchall, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251386612190
  3. Patricia Christie, M.DEscondido, CA 920251881625531
  4. Bonnie Davis, MDEscondido, CA 920251932196649
  5. Mary Dzvonik, M.DEscondido, CA 920251518991751
  6. Julia Martin, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251245209071
  7. Thomas Naegeli, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251205804069
  8. Glenn Panzer, M.DEscondido, CA 920251154351088

Common questions

What is Ghafar Nafes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ghafar Nafes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548417751, issued on Aug 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ghafar Nafes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 E 2ND Ave, Escondido, CA, 92025. Phone: (760) 291-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ghafar Nafes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A104813, 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 Ghafar Nafes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ghafar Nafes, M.D. had 5,640 Medicare Part D claims for 875 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.

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

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.