Sam Khalifian, MD
Procedural Dermatology Physician · La Mesa, CA
Sam Khalifian, MD is a procedural dermatology physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1174926190, issued on Oct 5, 2014. Check the license (California A159219, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Khalifian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Procedural Dermatology Physician 207NS0135X
- License number
- A159219 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8860 Center Dr Ste 300, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 462-1670
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2022
- Fax
- (619) 462-3209
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8860 Center Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sam Khalifian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A159219Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average procedural dermatology physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 713 among the 446 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,092,828.32
392 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,439.11 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.
Sam Khalifian among 120 procedural dermatology physician records in California
Sam Khalifian, MD is one of 120 procedural dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 92% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207NS0135X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Procedural Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 120 procedural dermatology physician records in California.
All 120 in California → Every provider in La Mesa → Procedural Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 procedural dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Rullan, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101114963170
- William Heimer, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241225147481
- Michelle Jackson, MDOceanside, CA 920561184846529
- Ronald Liskanich, D.O.Upland, CA 917861245391820
- Tan Nguyen, M.D.Upland, CA 917861144273491
- Andrea Passalacqua, DOUpland, CA 917861134380330
- Gloria Stevens, M.D.Upland, CA 917861699836288
- Charles Tran, D.O.Upland, CA 917861922051739
Common questions
What is Sam Khalifian, MD's NPI number?
Sam Khalifian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174926190, issued on Oct 5, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Khalifian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8860 Center Dr Ste 300, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 462-1670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Khalifian, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A159219, 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 Sam Khalifian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Khalifian, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among procedural dermatology physician prescribers was 713. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sam Khalifian, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.