Samia Abdul Ghaffar, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Fresno, CA
Samia Abdul Ghaffar, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1093004988, issued on Mar 31, 2011. Check the license (California A122660, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samia Abdul Ghaffar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- A122660 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45 E River Park PL W Ste 104, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 320-0530
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2026
- Fax
- (559) 320-0532
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171023002892); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 45 E River Park PL W Ste 104
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Samia Abdul Ghaffar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A122660Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $938.61
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Community Foundation Medical GroupFresno, CA
- Neurosurgical Associates Medical Group IncFresno, CA
- Saint Agnes Medical FoundationFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samia Abdul Ghaffar among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
Samia Abdul Ghaffar, MD is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
All 314 in California → Every provider in Fresno → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Devan Higginbotham, MDFresno, CA 937201306409677
- Timothy Watson, MDFresno, CA 937201649253295
- Roger Yuh, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201982086831
- Willard Wong, MDSalinas, CA 939011487694055
- Sohrab Gollogly, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401114964764
- Mark Howard, MDMonterey, CA 939401982624128
- Richard Rooney, M.D.Lompoc, CA 934361134189822
- Gaurav Abbi, MDBurlingame, CA 940101700074853
Common questions
What is Samia Abdul Ghaffar, MD's NPI number?
Samia Abdul Ghaffar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093004988, issued on Mar 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samia Abdul Ghaffar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45 E River Park PL W Ste 104, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 320-0530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samia Abdul Ghaffar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A122660, 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 Samia Abdul Ghaffar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samia Abdul Ghaffar, MD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samia Abdul Ghaffar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.