Dr. Lua A. Jafari, MD

Dr. Jafari practices at Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Jafari's NPI, 1972966182, was assigned on April 4, 2016. Dr. Jafari graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Jafari holds California license A168737.

Dr. Jafari's primary practice is Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building, at 200 Medical Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90024 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 794-9206.

Dr. Jafari's primary practice is Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Jafari is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Jafari to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Jafari's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Jafari is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Jafari's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, heart valve disorders and high cholesterol among the conditions Dr. Jafari treats.

CMS data shows 1,346 Medicare services from Dr. Jafari across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 691 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $88,860 for them.

CMS counts 691 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Jafari in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 275 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 36% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.66, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Jafari's median patient age at 59, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Jafari wrote 568 Medicare Part D claims for 153 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 469 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $47,078 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 65 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Jafari for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Jafari accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Jafari as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Jafari, published from 2018 to 2021. Dr. Jafari's most frequent co-authors are Nausheen Akhter, MD, Sarah Elizabeth Chuzi, MD and Sadiya S. Khan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Jafari from 6 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $235.

Dr. Jafari graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 2016.

Dr. Jafari is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.