Leah P. Farinas, M.D.
Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Leah P. Farinas, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1295835072, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (California A88077, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah P. Farinas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A88077 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6699 Alvarado RD Ste 2210, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (619) 522-2900
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 923-4000
- Medicaid ID
- 00A880770 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040812001436); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leah P. Farinas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A88077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 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: $149.66
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Leah P. Farinas among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Leah P. Farinas, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Charles Dinerman, MDSan Diego, CA 921201285701136
- Amilcar Exume, MDSan Diego, CA 921201174682835
- Jeffrey Farrier, MDSan Diego, CA 921201053488957
- Scott Greenway, MDSan Diego, CA 921201023177698
- Jennifer Khoe, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201679553101
- Archana Kudva, MDSan Diego, CA 921201174690036
Common questions
What is Leah P. Farinas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leah P. Farinas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295835072, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah P. Farinas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6699 Alvarado RD Ste 2210, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 522-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah P. Farinas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A88077, 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 Leah P. Farinas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah P. Farinas, M.D. had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.