Payam Afshar, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · La Mesa, CA
Payam Afshar, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1023192861, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (California A95089, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Payam Afshar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A95089 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8860 Center Dr Ste 420, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 469-5400
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- Fax
- (619) 464-1311
- Medicaid ID
- 00A950890 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070131000757); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8860 Center Dr Ste 420
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kaveh Hoda, MDGastroenterology Physician1720285273
Verify Payam Afshar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A95089Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
374 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-C232 claims
- Omeprazole37 claims
- Budesonide Dr25 claims
- Mesalamine18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $277.66
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endo USA, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- Banaie Medical CorporationLa Mesa, CA
- Enloe Medical CenterChico, CA
- Providence Medical FoundationNapa, CA
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Payam Afshar among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Payam Afshar, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dhuha Alhankawi, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421174937346
- Ali Banaie, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421386613206
- Husam Elsheikh, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421356427512
- Kaveh Hoda, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421720285273
- Rokay Kamyar, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421770572109
- Michael Lajin, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421467411702
- Mohammed Saadi, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421245591387
- Rosemary Tu, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421073680609
Common questions
What is Payam Afshar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Payam Afshar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023192861, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Payam Afshar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8860 Center Dr Ste 420, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 469-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Payam Afshar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A95089, 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 Payam Afshar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Payam Afshar, M.D. had 374 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.