NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD

Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA

Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1720338130, issued on Sep 12, 2012. Check the license (California A121844, 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
1720338130
Name
Kourosh Sarkhosh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A121844 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7300 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 448-4500
Enumerated
Sep 12, 2012
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121112000284); 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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Also registered at 7300 N Fresno St

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

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  4. Bina AhmedPharmacist1720239171
  5. Israa Al-Ani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639707052
  6. Ahmed Alqaysi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861995813

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  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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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

199 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 65 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kourosh Sarkhosh199
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl54 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium29 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt25 claims
  4. Sucralfate15 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,832.94

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kourosh Sarkhosh$1,832.94
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncFresno, CA

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

Kourosh Sarkhosh among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Keith Boone, MDFresno, CA 937201265495139
  2. Mark Cunningham, MDFresno, CA 937201174621593
  3. Vassi Gardikas, MDFresno, CA 937201881792208
  4. Mario Gonzalez, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201376557991
  5. Deborah Gumina, MDFresno, CA 937201679671002
  6. Kelvin Higa, MDFresno, CA 937201356304224
  7. Dawn Johnson, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201629155692
  8. Carlos Juarez, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201285664243

Common questions

What is Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD's NPI number?

Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720338130, issued on Sep 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7300 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 448-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A121844, 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 Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.