Mercedeh Baghai, MD
Surgery Physician · Redondo Beach, CA
Mercedeh Baghai, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Redondo Beach, California, and NPI 1528014644, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (California A94732, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mercedeh Baghai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A94732 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 N Prospect Ave Ste 115, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
- Phone
- (310) 602-5002
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- Fax
- (310) 325-9105
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061221000393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mercedeh Baghai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A94732Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
247 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium55 claims
- Tramadol Hcl29 claims
- Sucralfate18 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl13 claims
- Ertapenem12 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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: $179.75
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Mercedeh Baghai among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Mercedeh Baghai, 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 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
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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
- Steven Rapaport, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771730154642
- Philip Logiudice, MDRancho Polos Verdes, CA 902751902834054
- Tania Grivas, M.D.Rolling Hills Estates, CA 902741760787444
- Gracia Goade, M.D.Pacific Palisades, CA 902721982190716
- Letitia Bridges, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661942475405
- Kristin Woolley, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661245699164
- Rebecca Giles, MDMalibu, CA 902651497340491
- Farzad Alemi, MDLynwood, CA 902621861525511
Common questions
What is Mercedeh Baghai, MD's NPI number?
Mercedeh Baghai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528014644, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mercedeh Baghai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 N Prospect Ave Ste 115, Redondo Beach, CA, 90277. Phone: (310) 602-5002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mercedeh Baghai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A94732, 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 Mercedeh Baghai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mercedeh Baghai, MD had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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.