Robert Afra, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Solana Beach, CA
Robert Afra, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Solana Beach, California, and NPI 1528178837, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California A96247, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Afra
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A96247 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1251 Via Mil Cumbres, Solana Beach, CA 92075
- Phone
- (619) 243-4882
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 794-7675
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070130000667); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Afra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A96247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
192 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine62 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium Er33 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Prednisone12 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: $32.28
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Elevate Surgical CO. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Robert Afra MD A Professional CorporationEncinitas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Afra among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Robert Afra, MD 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 Solana Beach → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bat Smith, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920781295890101
- Amy Steinhoff, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920781457530966
- Brooke Ballard, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920691841447950
- Erin Farrelly, M.D., M.S.San Marcos, CA 920691922354422
- Michael Hachadorian, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691740844836
- Hannah Kirby, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920691255671574
- Joel Heiser, MDVista, CA 920831407963945
- Philip Balikian, M.D.Poway, CA 920641407803687
Common questions
What is Robert Afra, MD's NPI number?
Robert Afra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528178837, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Afra, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1251 Via Mil Cumbres, Solana Beach, CA, 92075. Phone: (619) 243-4882. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Afra, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A96247, 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 Robert Afra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Afra, MD had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.