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Payam Afshar, M.D.

NPI 1023192861ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology· La Mesa, CA

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (M.D.) with Providence Medical Foundation and 3 other groups, practicing in La Mesa, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $74,270 for 374 claims, against $2,357 paid for services in 2024. Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported $29.29 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Enloe Health and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1023192861
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMar 12, 2026
Certified by providerMar 12, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Primary207RG0100XA95089CA
Internal Medicine207R00000XA95089CA

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients14
Services billed19 across 9 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$2,357

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)374 · 573 30-day fills
Patients276
Total drug cost$74,270
Generic share94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2004
Medicare specialtyInternal Medicine
Secondary specialtiesGastroenterology

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$29.29 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$277.66 · 2 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$29.291

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$29.29 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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