NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kaivon Arfaa, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · San Diego, CA

Kaivon Arfaa, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1912977463, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (California 55686, 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
1912977463
Name
Kaivon Arfaa
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License numbers
55686 CA
0101235921 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4405 Vandever Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone
(619) 528-5000
Enumerated
Jan 26, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151109002162); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2002
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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Also registered at 4405 Vandever Ave

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

  1. Ghazaleh Afshar, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1679774558
  2. Mariann Agapito, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1194552950
  3. Calliope Allen, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1366415440
  4. Kenneth Antons, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1982668182
  5. Sharmila Basu, M.D,Internal Medicine Physician1740551688
  6. Richard Beeman, PAPhysician Assistant1225154487

Verify Kaivon Arfaa in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024

106 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Kaivon Arfaa106
  2. Specialty average165

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol25 claims
  2. Estring16 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 GroupSan Diego, CA

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

Kaivon Arfaa among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California

Kaivon Arfaa, MD is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in California

There are 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bruce Bekkar, MDSan Diego, CA 921201619044583
  2. Richard Block, MDSan Diego, CA 921201770631673
  3. Silverio Chavez, MDSan Diego, CA 921201326107939
  4. Michael Erickson, MDSan Diego, CA 921201932257896
  5. Robert Hajosy, MDSan Diego, CA 921201689741514
  6. Danielle Hammerman, MDSan Diego, CA 921201770631632
  7. John KennedySan Diego, CA 921201992761654
  8. Karen Mehalek, MDSan Diego, CA 921201205903150

Common questions

What is Kaivon Arfaa, MD's NPI number?

Kaivon Arfaa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912977463, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kaivon Arfaa, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4405 Vandever Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 528-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kaivon Arfaa, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 55686, 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 Kaivon Arfaa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kaivon Arfaa, MD had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.