Naeemah Howell Ghafur, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Naeemah Howell Ghafur, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1649292459, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (California A79585, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Naeemah Howell Ghafur
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A79585 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2707 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011
- Phone
- (323) 234-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 231-3985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Naeemah Howell Ghafur in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A79585Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,193 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium102 claims
- Losartan Potassium69 claims
- Metformin Hcl60 claims
- Lisinopril44 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate43 claims
- Gabapentin31 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.
Naeemah Howell Ghafur among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Naeemah Howell Ghafur, M.D. 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. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Naeemah Howell Ghafur, M.D.'s NPI number?
Naeemah Howell Ghafur, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649292459, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Naeemah Howell Ghafur, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2707 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90011. Phone: (323) 234-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Naeemah Howell Ghafur, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A79585, 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 Naeemah Howell Ghafur, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Naeemah Howell Ghafur, M.D. had 1,193 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.