Travis Pollema, D.O.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · La Jolla, CA
Travis Pollema, D.O. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1871752956, issued on Jun 4, 2008. Check the license (California 20A12742, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Travis Pollema
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 20A12742 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9434 Medical Center Dr FL 1, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 657-7777
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (858) 657-5058
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150811004878); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 634 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 9434 Medical Center Dr FL 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mahmoud Malas, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1013953892
Verify Travis Pollema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A12742Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,192.00
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. 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.
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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Travis Pollema among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Travis Pollema, D.O. 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 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
All 634 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sam Baradarian, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371588646103
- Scot Brewster, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371568469815
- Donald Buehler, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371588661839
- Alexander Giritsky, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371457358707
- Andrew Harding, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371124475355
- Kayvan Kazerouni, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371558822932
- Ghassan Moasis, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371932547122
- Andrew Nasseri, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371558386367
Common questions
What is Travis Pollema, D.O.'s NPI number?
Travis Pollema, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871752956, issued on Jun 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Travis Pollema, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9434 Medical Center Dr FL 1, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 657-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Travis Pollema, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A12742, 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.
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.