Rafid Behjet Arabo, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · La Mesa, CA
Rafid Behjet Arabo, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1902928260, issued on Apr 5, 2007. Check the license (California A108311, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafid Behjet Arabo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A108311 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (888) 664-8297
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 740-4204
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100707000323); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafid Behjet Arabo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A108311Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
460 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Lisinopril22 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 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: $86.30
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationLa Mesa, CA
- San Diego Critical Care Medical Group IncLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafid Behjet Arabo among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Rafid Behjet Arabo, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in La Mesa
They are 61 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Rafid Behjet Arabo, MD's NPI number?
Rafid Behjet Arabo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902928260, issued on Apr 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafid Behjet Arabo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (888) 664-8297. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafid Behjet Arabo, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A108311, 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 Rafid Behjet Arabo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafid Behjet Arabo, MD had 460 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.