Dr. Darius Gharib, MD

Dr. Gharib practices at PIH Health Downey Hospital in Downey, California, part of PIH Health.

Dr. Gharib's NPI, 1013929918, was assigned on August 12, 2006. Dr. Gharib graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Gharib holds California license A42217.

Dr. Gharib's primary practice is PIH Health Downey Hospital, at 11500 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA 90241 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 904-5000.

Dr. Gharib's primary practice is PIH Health Downey Hospital in Downey, California, part of PIH Health. Dr. Gharib is also affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gharib to 1 more hospital and 3 home health agencies, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gharib practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Gharib's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Gharib is board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Gharib is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists chronic diabetes, diabetic emergency, enlarged thyroid, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, testicular dysfunction and underactive thyroid among the conditions Dr. Gharib treats.

CMS data shows 53,055 Medicare services from Dr. Gharib across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 488 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,305,105 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 488 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gharib in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 194 patients. 75% of them have diabetes, and 75% have high blood pressure. 52% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.68, 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. Gharib's median patient age at 70, with 66% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gharib wrote 14,065 Medicare Part D claims for 494 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13,269 of them, across 190 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,633,659 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13,990 claims across 210 drugs.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 152 general payments to Dr. Gharib from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $744.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Gharib, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Dr. Gharib graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine in 1982.

Dr. Gharib is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.