NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Muhammad A. Farooq, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP

Family Medicine Physician · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Muhammad A. Farooq, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and NPI 1720184898, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (California H36374, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720184898
Name
Muhammad A. Farooq
Credential
MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
H36374 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3777 Coolheights Dr, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Phone
(310) 377-7736
Enumerated
Sep 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 427-7730
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3777 Coolheights Dr

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  1. Nahid FarooqClinical Social Worker1306235833

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  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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Muhammad A. Farooq among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Muhammad A. Farooq, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Rancho Palos Verdes

They are 4 of the 271 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Palos Verdes, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tina Ashrafzadeh, D.ORolling Hills Estates, CA 902751730341835
  2. Hovsep Babayan, D.ORolling Hills Estates, CA 902751740435460
  3. Wesley Bradford, MDRancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751821095654
  4. Melanie Dee, M.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751487704060
  5. Alvin Gottlieb, MDRancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751952752644
  6. Stephanie Baker, MDRolling Hills Estates, CA 902741295318780
  7. Harold Cozen, M.D.Pacos Verdes Estates, CA 902741336414556
  8. Jessica Kiss, D.O.Rolling Hills Estates, CA 902741598132250

Common questions

What is Muhammad A. Farooq, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP's NPI number?

Muhammad A. Farooq, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720184898, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Muhammad A. Farooq, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3777 Coolheights Dr, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, 90275. Phone: (310) 377-7736. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Muhammad A. Farooq, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP's license?

NPPES lists California license number H36374, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.