NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Jacob Ghods, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Michael Jacob Ghods, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1548581192, issued on Jun 17, 2010. Check the license (California A136424, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548581192
Name
Michael Jacob Ghods
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A136424 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
955 Carrillo Dr Ste 300, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(424) 258-0124
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170512000739); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2012
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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Also registered at 955 Carrillo Dr Ste 300

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

  1. David Ghods, DOGeneral Practice Physician1992234199
  2. Kawalpreet Grewal, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1528905288
  3. Nicole HernandezPhysician Assistant1902315427
  4. Siomara Jaramillo, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1952247199
  5. Mitra Rajabi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710674106

Verify Michael Jacob Ghods in five checks

  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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10.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

33,768 Medicare Part D claims for 1,454 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 178 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Ghods33,768
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium2,722 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate1,769 claims
  3. Gabapentin1,279 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl1,054 claims
  5. Famotidine980 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium921 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score97.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%33.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Ghods IncLos Angeles, CA
  2. Physicians And Surgeons Home Care IncLos Angeles, CA

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

Michael Jacob Ghods among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Michael Jacob Ghods, MD 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 2010, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Chaux, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481619938941
  2. Anish Desai, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481518928886
  3. Amanda Ewing, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481982661922
  4. Farshid Fararooy, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481922045939
  5. Eleonora Fedonenko, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481790721850
  6. Christina Harris, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481073553962
  7. Homayoon Khanlou, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481356335277
  8. Dorothy Lowe, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481275577835

Common questions

What is Michael Jacob Ghods, MD's NPI number?

Michael Jacob Ghods, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548581192, issued on Jun 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Jacob Ghods, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 955 Carrillo Dr Ste 300, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (424) 258-0124. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Jacob Ghods, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A136424, 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 Michael Jacob Ghods, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Jacob Ghods, MD had 33,768 Medicare Part D claims for 1,454 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Jacob Ghods, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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