Natalie Afshari, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Natalie Afshari, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1538126735, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (California C51849, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Natalie Afshari
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- C51849 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9415 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Phone
- (858) 534-6290
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9415 Campus Point Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mathieu Bakhoum, M.D., PH.D.Ophthalmology Physician1114347085
- Shagun Bhatia, MD, MSCROphthalmology Physician1104237353
- Daniel Chao, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1891011953
- Nahia Dib El Jalbout, MDOphthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1699506469
- Jiun Do, M.D., PH.D.Ophthalmology Physician1578900205
Verify Natalie Afshari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C51849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
311 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,490 among the 16,109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate55 claims
- Erythromycin45 claims
- Moxifloxacin42 claims
- Ofloxacin32 claims
- Tobradex17 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol14 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,618.84
5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, Inc.. The 12,922 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,937.17 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
48 ophthalmology physician records list a La Jolla practice address
They are 48 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a La Jolla practice address, and 2,888 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 48 in La Jolla → All 2,888 in California → Every provider in La Jolla →
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- Nizar Abdelfattah, MDPasadena, CA1801359393
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- Shahla Abedi, MDAliso Viejo, CA1467431072
- Lilit Ablabutyan, M.D.Glendale, CA1497013064
- Thomas Ableman, M.D.San Diego, CA1558415067
- Nathan Abraham, M.D.Valencia, CA1306224456
- James Abrams, M.D.San Bruno, CA1912903329
- Adam Abroms, MDWestlake Village, CA1497743702
Common questions
What is Natalie Afshari, M.D.'s NPI number?
Natalie Afshari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538126735, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Natalie Afshari, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9415 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093. Phone: (858) 534-6290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Natalie Afshari, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C51849, 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 Natalie Afshari, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Natalie Afshari, M.D. had 311 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,490. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Natalie Afshari, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.