Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Sam Baradarian, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · La Jolla, CA

Sam Baradarian, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1588646103, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (California G85381, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1588646103
Name
Sam Baradarian
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
G85381 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 824-5363
Enumerated
Nov 18, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9898 Genesee Ave

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

  1. Omar Al-Nouri, D.O.Vascular Surgery Physician1770742264
  2. Bella Albakova, PASurgical Physician Assistant1013020809
  3. Rawaa Almukhtar, M.D., MPHDermatology Physician1003202409
  4. Eneh-Lieh Ancheta, NPNurse Practitioner1477067981
  5. Bruce Armstrong, P.A.-C. , MHSPhysician Assistant1003915042
  6. Anshuman Bansal, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366685273

Verify Sam Baradarian 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

Industry payments in 2024: $14,901.43

97 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 3,143 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,214.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sam Baradarian$14,901.43
  2. Specialty average$8,214.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group A P CImperial, CA
  2. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 516 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

  1. Kelechi Abanobi, M.DLos Angeles, CA1720236953
  2. Amir Abolhoda, MDOrange, CA1891875951
  3. Robert Adamson, M.D.San Diego, CA1043292584
  4. Ricardo Aguirre, MDDanville, CA1699739219
  5. Palash Aiyer, MDSan Francisco, CA1649832213
  6. Akbarshakh Akhmerov, MDWest Hollywood, CA1215464276
  7. Talal Al-Atassi, MD, CM, MPH, FRCSCLos Angeles, CA1871985309
  8. Mir Ali, MDSan Bernardino, CA1831301647
  9. Abdulaziz Alkhaldi, MDStanford, CA1366475188
  10. Bradley Allen, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1750309522

Common questions

What is Sam Baradarian, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sam Baradarian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588646103, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sam Baradarian, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 824-5363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sam Baradarian, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G85381, 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.