NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zdravka Zafirova, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · New York, NY

Zdravka Zafirova, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1124183348, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (New York 265378, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124183348
Name
Zdravka Zafirova
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
265378 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Gustave L Levy PL, New York, NY 10029
Phone
(800) 627-4470
Enumerated
Dec 27, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 937-5710
Medicaid ID
036108739 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120815000673); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1999
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 1 Gustave L Levy PL

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

  1. Lila Abassi, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1871886606
  2. Erin AbbottStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699587170
  3. Ghadi AbboudDiagnostic Radiology Physician1740936822
  4. Richard Abel, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1508148016
  5. Jessica Ables, M.D., PH.D.Psychiatry Physician1437543352
  6. Grant AbrahamsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194512590

Verify Zdravka Zafirova in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $311.64

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.

  1. Zdravka Zafirova$311.64
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY

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

Zdravka Zafirova among 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York

Zdravka Zafirova, MD is one of 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 1999 among the 294 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 208G00000X and a New York 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 New York

There are 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Adams, M.D.New York, NY 100291477506657
  2. Anelechi Anyanwu, MDNew York, NY 100291205869765
  3. Percy Boateng, MDNew York, NY 100291861437550
  4. Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MDNew York, NY 100291164723672
  5. Raja Flores, M.D.New York, NY 100291306821244
  6. Andrew Kaufman, M.D.New York, NY 100291396907515
  7. Daniel Krellenstein, MDNew York, NY 100291508940388
  8. Dong-Seok Lee, MDNew York, NY 100291730349085

Common questions

What is Zdravka Zafirova, MD's NPI number?

Zdravka Zafirova, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124183348, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zdravka Zafirova, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Gustave L Levy PL, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (800) 627-4470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zdravka Zafirova, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 265378, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. 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.