Nilofar Faghihnia, D.P.M.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Nilofar Faghihnia, D.P.M. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1962660928, issued on May 27, 2008. Check the license (California E4935, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nilofar Faghihnia
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- E4935 CA
EL-1756 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 425 W Beech St Unit 1306, San Diego, CA 92101
- Phone
- (916) 601-7193
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110914000554); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nilofar Faghihnia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license E4935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin19 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupEl Cajon, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nilofar Faghihnia among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Nilofar Faghihnia, D.P.M. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Ball, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031952325318
- Maneesh Bawa, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031952363038
- Michael Bongiovanni, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031992772784
- Dana Covey, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031780651794
- Larry Dodge, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031366404873
- David Fabi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031326240805
- Paul Girard, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031356319891
- Kevin Kuhn, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031881642098
Common questions
What is Nilofar Faghihnia, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
Nilofar Faghihnia, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962660928, issued on May 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nilofar Faghihnia, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 W Beech St Unit 1306, San Diego, CA, 92101. Phone: (916) 601-7193. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nilofar Faghihnia, D.P.M.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number E4935, 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 Nilofar Faghihnia, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nilofar Faghihnia, D.P.M. had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.