NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samine Ravanbakhsh, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Samine Ravanbakhsh, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1902166564, issued on May 16, 2012. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902166564
Name
Samine Ravanbakhsh
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
58198 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4733 W Sunset Blvd FL 3, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone
(559) 285-3801
Enumerated
May 16, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190925003507); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4733 W Sunset Blvd FL 3

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

  1. Andrew AbayanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912589391
  2. Riad Abdulmoniem, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215730841
  3. Dishan AbeydeeraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265291413
  4. Alyssa AbramStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508626300
  5. Max Abramson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093579286
  6. Shalini Agrawal, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316707888

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $524.79

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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.

  1. Samine Ravanbakhsh$524.79
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mayo Clinic ArizonaScottsdale, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Samine Ravanbakhsh among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Samine Ravanbakhsh, 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 2012, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · 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.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Chang, MD, MPHLos Angeles, CA 900271881681914
  2. Raymond Chen, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271750458634
  3. Cynthia Herrington, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271770517245
  4. Manly Hyde, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271841359437
  5. Kristopher Kallin, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271609943539
  6. Gary Kochamba, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271326163833
  7. Thomas Pfeffer, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271073684049
  8. Srinivas Sarma, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271801967880

Common questions

What is Samine Ravanbakhsh, M.D.'s NPI number?

Samine Ravanbakhsh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902166564, issued on May 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samine Ravanbakhsh, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4733 W Sunset Blvd FL 3, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (559) 285-3801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samine Ravanbakhsh, M.D.'s license?

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.

What is Samine Ravanbakhsh, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.6 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.