Shiva Barforoshi
Internal Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA
Shiva Barforoshi is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1487277265, issued on May 27, 2020. Check the license (California A193705, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shiva Barforoshi
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A193705 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (310) 222-2345
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251231002239); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shiva Barforoshi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A193705Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
363 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
- Jardiance25 claims
- Metformin Hcl17 claims
- Spironolactone16 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Eliquis15 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: $667.59
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, 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.
Shiva Barforoshi among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Shiva Barforoshi 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 2020, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
231 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 231 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Shiva Barforoshi's NPI number?
Shiva Barforoshi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487277265, issued on May 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shiva Barforoshi located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-2345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shiva Barforoshi's license?
NPPES lists California license number A193705, 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 Shiva Barforoshi prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shiva Barforoshi had 363 Medicare Part D claims for 67 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.