Dr. Hossein Eftekhari, MD

Dr. Eftekhari practices at La Cardiology, Inc. in Downey, California.

Dr. Eftekhari's NPI, 1265694962, was assigned on June 25, 2008. Dr. Eftekhari graduated from Other in 1993. Dr. Eftekhari holds California license A103425.

Dr. Eftekhari's primary practice is La Cardiology, Inc., at 11544 Downey Ave, Downey, CA 90241 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 414-9846.

Dr. Eftekhari's primary practice is La Cardiology, Inc. in Downey, California. Dr. Eftekhari is also affiliated with PIH Health Downey Hospital. The medical group on file is Cardiovascular Medical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Eftekhari to 4 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Eftekhari practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Eftekhari's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Eftekhari is board certified in interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Eftekhari's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Tennessee, Virginia and Massachusetts.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, pacemaker or defibrillator implantation and pacemaker replacement among the conditions Dr. Eftekhari treats.

CMS data shows 7,581 Medicare services from Dr. Eftekhari across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,485 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $471,603 for them.

CMS counts 1,485 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Eftekhari in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 590 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 91% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.59, 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. Eftekhari's median patient age at 62, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Eftekhari wrote 1,213 Medicare Part D claims for 337 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,058 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $226,463 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,397 claims across 44 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Eftekhari for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Eftekhari accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Eftekhari as offering telehealth. CMS counts 14 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Eftekhari, more than 37% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Eftekhari, published from 2005 to 2014. The most frequent topics are Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction. Dr. Eftekhari has published most often in Tex Heart Inst J. Dr. Eftekhari's most frequent co-authors are Auras R. Atreya, MD, Daniel T. Engelman, MD and Amir S. Lotfi, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 307 general payments to Dr. Eftekhari from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $3,997.

Dr. Eftekhari graduated from Other in 1993. Dr. Eftekhari is a member of ACC.

Dr. Eftekhari is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.