Dr. Shafagh Monazzam, MD

Dr. Monazzam practices at Advanced Care Orthopedics in South Gate, California.

Dr. Monazzam's NPI, 1619276573, was assigned on March 17, 2011. Dr. Monazzam graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Monazzam holds California license A120465.

Dr. Monazzam's primary practice is Advanced Care Orthopedics, at 4067 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280. The practice phone is (323) 569-1126.

Dr. Monazzam's primary practice is Advanced Care Orthopedics in South Gate, California. Dr. Monazzam is also affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. The medical group on file is Advanced Care Orthopedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Monazzam to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Monazzam practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Monazzam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0114X. Dr. Monazzam is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Monazzam's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Illinois and New York.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, hand joint or tendon inflammation, hip replacement, joint pain, knee injury and knee replacement among the conditions Dr. Monazzam treats.

CMS data shows 1,160 Medicare services from Dr. Monazzam across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 160 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,714 for them.

CMS counts 160 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Monazzam in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 96 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 79% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Monazzam's median patient age at 61, with 66% women.

In 2024, Dr. Monazzam wrote 941 Medicare Part D claims for 333 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 913 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,538 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,093 claims across 9 drugs.

Dr. Monazzam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Monazzam, more than 41% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 18 papers to Dr. Monazzam, published from 2012 to 2018. 2012 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Acetabulum and Cadaver. Dr. Monazzam's most frequent co-authors are Harish Sadanand Hosalkar, MD, Arash Calafi, MD and Brian M. Haus, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 68 general payments to Dr. Monazzam from 7 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $6,899.

Dr. Monazzam graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2010.

Dr. Monazzam is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Humana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.