Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1245718865, issued on Aug 6, 2018. Check the license (California A175008, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A175008 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3490 Palm Ave, San Diego, CA 92154
- Phone
- (619) 423-5616
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2022
- Fax
- (619) 423-5684
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220216000569); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A175008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,319 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium302 claims
- Metformin Hcl279 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate202 claims
- Lisinopril196 claims
- Losartan Potassium156 claims
- Gabapentin138 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: $173.87
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 3 group practices
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationChula Vista, CA
- Marcos Borrero M D IncSan Diego, CA
- San Diego Critical Care Medical Group IncLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro, MD's NPI number?
Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245718865, issued on Aug 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3490 Palm Ave, San Diego, CA, 92154. Phone: (619) 423-5616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A175008, 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 Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sameeh Ahmad Fakhro, MD had 4,319 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.