Vanjah Norman, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · San Diego, CA
Vanjah Norman, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1295938736, issued on Jun 11, 2007. Check the license (California A99281, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanjah Norman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A99281 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8010 Frost St, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 939-7471
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091211000293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Ohio, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vanjah Norman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A99281Check 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: $55.64
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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
- San Diego Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgeons IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vanjah Norman among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Vanjah Norman, MD 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 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 San Diego → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Adamson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231043292584
- John Artrip, MDSan Diego, CA 921231831141084
- Joseph Chammas, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231902888522
- Walter Dembitsky, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231891777421
- Eric Devaney, MDSan Diego, CA 921231790877173
- Tara Karamlou, MDSan Diego, CA 921231053512186
- Ara Klijian, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231831134162
- Craig LarsonSan Diego, CA 921231528183928
Common questions
What is Vanjah Norman, MD's NPI number?
Vanjah Norman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295938736, issued on Jun 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanjah Norman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8010 Frost St, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 939-7471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanjah Norman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A99281, 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.