Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD
Internal Medicine Physician · Orange, CA
Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1588246342, issued on Apr 22, 2021. Check the license (California 181325, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 181325 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- UC Irvine Health, 101 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (949) 456-5691
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240809002612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 181325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 2 group practices
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupAnaheim, CA
- The Regents OF The University OF California-IrvineOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
187 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Orange
They are 187 of the 13,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Orange, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588246342, issued on Apr 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at UC Irvine Health, 101 The City Drive, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (949) 456-5691. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 181325, 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 Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.