NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mitra Ghafourian, M. D.

Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Mitra Ghafourian, M. D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1538412994, issued on Oct 23, 2012. Check the license (California A125908, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538412994
Name
Mitra Ghafourian
Credential
M. D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A125908 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(858) 939-3400
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 24, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140717000166); accepts Medicare assignment
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 7901 Frost St

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

  1. Aileen Afshar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134689946
  2. Saad Alkhider, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447712062
  3. Mustafa Alwash, M.DHospitalist Physician1679936439
  4. Alexandra Anjier, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467087510
  5. Anna Astashchanka, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1821594359
  6. Amir Bahreman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124249388

Verify Mitra Ghafourian 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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

679 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mitra Ghafourian679
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cefpodoxime Proxetil37 claims
  2. Furosemide29 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
  5. Ciprofloxacin Hcl23 claims
  6. Doxycycline Monohydrate22 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA

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

Mitra Ghafourian among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Mitra Ghafourian, M. D. 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 2012, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paulette Cazares, M.D., MPHSan Diego, CA 921231710927470
  2. Sarah Coskun, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231104878545
  3. Asim Guha Roy, MDSan Diego, CA 921231083659528
  4. Elan Hekier, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231225092463
  5. Faiz Hussain, MDSan Diego, CA 921231962422147
  6. Bernard Lichtenstein, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231104878073
  7. Karim Mansour, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231942238878
  8. Lynne Milgram, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231629016316

Common questions

What is Mitra Ghafourian, M. D.'s NPI number?

Mitra Ghafourian, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538412994, issued on Oct 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mitra Ghafourian, M. D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 939-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mitra Ghafourian, M. D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A125908, 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 Mitra Ghafourian, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mitra Ghafourian, M. D. had 679 Medicare Part D claims for 257 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.