NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Puneet Dhawan, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Orange, CA

Puneet Dhawan, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1447247853, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (California A66066, 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
1447247853
Name
Puneet Dhawan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
A66066 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1310 W Stewart Dr, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 997-2224
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A660660 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050627001218); 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 1310 W Stewart Dr

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

  1. Jane Abdelhadi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124097100
  2. Allan Akerman, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1396714184
  3. Quincy Almond, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1578573697
  4. Afshin Aminian, M.D.Specialist1609805910
  5. Lars Anker, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1962548537
  6. Shawn Beck, M.D.Urology Physician1669661849

Verify Puneet Dhawan 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: $1,871.53

39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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. Puneet Dhawan$1,871.53
  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. Synergy CT Surgery PartnershipUpland, CA

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

Puneet Dhawan among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Puneet Dhawan, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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. Richard Fischel, MDOrange, CA 928681235210436
  4. Richard Gates, MDOrange, CA 928681568481414
  5. Dan Gutfinger, MDOrange, CA 928681720004690
  6. Hari Keshava, MDOrange, CA 928681801195029
  7. Ali Mahtabifard, MDOrange, CA 928681801872593
  8. John Maurice, MDOrange, CA 928681649203597

Common questions

What is Puneet Dhawan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Puneet Dhawan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447247853, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Puneet Dhawan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1310 W Stewart Dr, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 997-2224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Puneet Dhawan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A66066, 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.