Joseph S. Ghazal, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Joseph S. Ghazal, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1275558330, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California C53712, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph S. Ghazal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- C53712 CA
35-081380 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 N Vermont Ave Ste 908, Los Angeles, CA 90027
- Phone
- (323) 913-4303
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Fax
- (323) 913-4361
- Medicaid IDs
- 7974939 CA
2342021 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090723000725); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph S. Ghazal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C53712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
988 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate162 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate94 claims
- Jardiance70 claims
- Entresto62 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims
- Lisinopril54 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 13.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $460.58
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Complete Care Community Health Center, IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph S. Ghazal among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Joseph S. Ghazal, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
All 2,574 in California → Every provider in Los Angeles → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Somjot Brar, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271013076751
- Myunghae Choi, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271023117413
- Timothy Degner, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271356412324
- Shahid Khan, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271528139581
- Prakash Mansukhani, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271043387863
- Ronald Rosengart, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271568539401
- Morris Salem, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271982775870
Common questions
What is Joseph S. Ghazal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph S. Ghazal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275558330, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph S. Ghazal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 N Vermont Ave Ste 908, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 913-4303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph S. Ghazal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C53712, 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 Joseph S. Ghazal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph S. Ghazal, M.D. had 988 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph S. Ghazal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 13.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.