NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wafik A. Abdou, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Wafik A. Abdou, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1740267343, issued on Dec 27, 2005. Check the license (California G66371, as entered in NPPES) 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
1740267343
Name
Wafik A. Abdou
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
G66371 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4101 Empire Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone
(661) 325-1900
Enumerated
Dec 27, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(661) 335-7755
Medicaid ID
00G663710 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061208000489); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1988
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 4101 Empire Dr

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  3. Kori SadlerRegistered Nurse1346179926

Verify Wafik A. Abdou in five checks

  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 54.9 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 score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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: $56.06

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Wafik Abdou$56.06
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. Wafik A Abdou MD IncBakersfield, CA

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

Wafik A. Abdou among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California

Wafik A. Abdou, MD is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% 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, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in California

There are 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shelby Bentz, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091730175977
  2. William Scurlock, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091366463762
  3. Bihari Shah, MDBakersfield, CA 933081770555724
  4. Robert Yacoub, MDBakersfield, CA 933081952375768
  5. Govindan Balasubramanian, MDBakersfield, CA 933111396716759
  6. John Findley, MDBakersfield, CA 933111033180492
  7. Blas Hernandez, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111467537019
  8. Robert Owens, MDBakersfield, CA 933111891767174

Common questions

What is Wafik A. Abdou, MD's NPI number?

Wafik A. Abdou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740267343, issued on Dec 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wafik A. Abdou, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4101 Empire Dr, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 325-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wafik A. Abdou, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G66371, 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.

What is Wafik A. Abdou, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 54.9 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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