NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Naveen Dhar, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Garden Grove, CA

Naveen Dhar, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Garden Grove, California, and NPI 1871604116, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California C41671, 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
1871604116
Name
Naveen Dhar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
C41671 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12665 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92843
Phone
(714) 530-5070
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 530-2465
Medicaid ID
GR0088610 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101202001040); 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 12665 Garden Grove Blvd

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

  1. Mumtaz Ali, M.DSpecialist1700849049
  2. James Boyce, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1457351652
  3. Allen Chou, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1215919915
  4. Douglas Clark, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780688572
  5. Usha Dhar, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699886846
  6. Said El-Zayat, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1215042866

Verify Naveen Dhar 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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Industry payments in 2024: $153.18

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Naveen Dhar$153.18
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Naveen Dhar MD IncGarden Grove, CA

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

Naveen Dhar among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Naveen Dhar, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1968 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amir Abolhoda, MDOrange, CA 928681891875951
  2. Sevak Darbinian, M.D.Orange, CA 928681306859178
  3. Puneet Dhawan, M.D.Orange, CA 928681447247853
  4. Richard Fischel, MDOrange, CA 928681235210436
  5. Richard Gates, MDOrange, CA 928681568481414
  6. Dan Gutfinger, MDOrange, CA 928681720004690
  7. Hari Keshava, MDOrange, CA 928681801195029
  8. Ali Mahtabifard, MDOrange, CA 928681801872593

Common questions

What is Naveen Dhar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Naveen Dhar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871604116, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Naveen Dhar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12665 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA, 92843. Phone: (714) 530-5070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Naveen Dhar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C41671, 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. 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.