NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Salvador Garfias, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Salvador Garfias, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1528154747, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (California A81288, 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
1528154747
Name
Salvador Garfias
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A81288 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
123 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Phone
(213) 989-7700
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(213) 989-7702
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050125001156); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2001
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 123 S Alvarado St

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

  1. Damaris Arriola Zarate, DDSDentist1346967965
  2. Maria Ayala, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1174650030
  3. Alice Benton, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1578761680
  4. Joseph Carrillo, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1154780328
  5. Luis CarrilloMental Health Counselor1215315239
  6. Julie Chang, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1417231549

Verify Salvador Garfias 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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

546 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Salvador Garfias546
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone78 claims
  2. Cefadroxil48 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa37 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
  5. Triamcinolone Acetonide25 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupVentura, CA

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

Salvador Garfias among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Salvador Garfias, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nargis Akhanjee, MDLos Angeles, CA 900571508843699
  2. Daisy Bautista, MDLos Angeles, CA 900571306856992
  3. John Burns, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900571407921737
  4. Kendra Gorlitsky, MDLos Angeles, CA 900571902992134
  5. Guillermina Gutierrez, M.DLos Angeles, CA 900571629153515
  6. Victor Jimenez, P.A.C.Los Angeles, CA 900571720113079
  7. Peter Lucero, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900571457414856
  8. Reynaldo Makabali, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900571598757577

Common questions

What is Salvador Garfias, MD's NPI number?

Salvador Garfias, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528154747, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Salvador Garfias, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA, 90057. Phone: (213) 989-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Salvador Garfias, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A81288, 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 Salvador Garfias, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Salvador Garfias, MD had 546 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.