NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merdod Ghafouri, DO

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Annandale, VA

Merdod Ghafouri, DO is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Annandale, Virginia, and NPI 1811925928, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0102201022, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1811925928
Name
Merdod Ghafouri
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
0102201022 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7617 Little River Turn Pike, Annandale, VA 22003
Phone
(703) 335-5750
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2025
Fax
(571) 358-3941
Medicaid ID
1811925928 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111121000618); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,021 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Merdod Ghafouri2,021
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate239 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium174 claims
  3. Carvedilol155 claims
  4. Eliquis117 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium114 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate113 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: $31,066.60

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Merdod Ghafouri$31,067
  2. Specialty average$3,820

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. Carient Heart And Vascular, LLCVienna, VA

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

Merdod Ghafouri among 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia

Merdod Ghafouri, DO is one of 637 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 83% 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 452 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Annandale

They are 9 of the 828 NPPES records with a practice address in Annandale, and 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Muhammad Ali, M.D.,Annandale, VA 220031699707653
  2. Felix Castro, M.D., FACCAnnandale, VA 220031518979160
  3. Thien Do, M.D.Annandale, VA 220031740238195
  4. Laurance Kam, MDAnnandale, VA 220031801956495
  5. Robert Matthews, MDAnnandale, VA 220031710040845
  6. Joel Nadler, M.D.Annandale, VA 220031821155383
  7. Paul O'Brien, MDAnnandale, VA 220031992865588
  8. Manisha Reddy, M.D.Annandale, VA 220031114248804

Common questions

What is Merdod Ghafouri, DO's NPI number?

Merdod Ghafouri, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811925928, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merdod Ghafouri, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7617 Little River Turn Pike, Annandale, VA, 22003. Phone: (703) 335-5750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merdod Ghafouri, DO's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0102201022, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Merdod Ghafouri, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Merdod Ghafouri, DO had 2,021 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.