NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sasan Ghaffari, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Laguna Hills, CA

Sasan Ghaffari, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1821092685, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (California G87173, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821092685
Name
Sasan Ghaffari
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
G87173 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23521 Paseo DE Valencia Ste 303, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone
(949) 837-6600
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 837-6602
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040917001176); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1990
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 23521 Paseo DE Valencia Ste 303

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

  1. Armin Barekatain, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1982950572
  2. Ramin Rabbani, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1518962539

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

5,595 Medicare Part D claims for 768 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sasan Ghaffari5,595
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate558 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate457 claims
  3. Xarelto441 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium347 claims
  5. Eliquis319 claims
  6. Furosemide232 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): 90.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  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: $883.92

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sasan Ghaffari$883.92
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Caring Cardiology Medical GroupLaguna Hills, CA

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

Sasan Ghaffari among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Sasan Ghaffari, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Feiner, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531962594309
  2. Michael Gault, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531598857930
  3. Ronald Gim, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531316039753
  4. Inderpal Gujral, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531063416410
  5. James Hawkins, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531043279177
  6. George Konugres, DOLaguna Hills, CA 926531740284108
  7. Daniel Lamont, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531407948847
  8. Douglas Lyle, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531780776120

Common questions

What is Sasan Ghaffari, MD's NPI number?

Sasan Ghaffari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821092685, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sasan Ghaffari, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23521 Paseo DE Valencia Ste 303, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 837-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sasan Ghaffari, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G87173, 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 Sasan Ghaffari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sasan Ghaffari, MD had 5,595 Medicare Part D claims for 768 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sasan Ghaffari, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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.

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