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.
- 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
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040413000449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 634 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 9898 Genesee Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Omar Al-Nouri, D.O.Vascular Surgery Physician1770742264
- Bella Albakova, PASurgical Physician Assistant1013020809
- Rawaa Almukhtar, M.D., MPHDermatology Physician1003202409
- Eneh-Lieh Ancheta, NPNurse Practitioner1477067981
- Bruce Armstrong, P.A.-C. , MHSPhysician Assistant1003915042
- Anshuman Bansal, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1366685273
Verify Sam Baradarian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G85381Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $14,901.43
97 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.
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
- Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group A P CImperial, CA
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sam Baradarian among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Sam Baradarian, 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
- Graduated1992 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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.
All 634 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scot Brewster, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371568469815
- Donald Buehler, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371588661839
- Alexander Giritsky, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371457358707
- Andrew Harding, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371124475355
- Kayvan Kazerouni, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371558822932
- Ghassan Moasis, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371932547122
- Andrew Nasseri, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371558386367
- Travis Pollema, D.O.La Jolla, CA 920371871752956
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), 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.