Dr. Michael Jacob Ghods, MD

Dr. Ghods practices at Southern California Hospital at Hollywood in Hollywood, California, part of Healthcare Systems of America.

Dr. Ghods' NPI, 1548581192, was assigned on June 17, 2010. Dr. Ghods graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Ghods holds California license A136424.

Dr. Ghods' primary practice is Southern California Hospital at Hollywood, at 6245 De Longpre Ave, Hollywood, CA 90028 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (323) 462-2271.

Dr. Ghods' primary practice is Southern California Hospital at Hollywood in Hollywood, California, part of Healthcare Systems of America. Dr. Ghods is also affiliated with L.A. Downtown Medical Center. The medical group on file is Physicians and Surgeons Wound Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghods to 3 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 4 hospices, 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. Ghods practices, 23 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Ghods' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Ghods is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghods' licenses on file in 2 states: California and Nevada.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute diabetes, ADHD, alcohol use disorders, alzheimer's disease, anemia, aneurysm and anxiety among the conditions Dr. Ghods treats.

CMS data shows 23,598 Medicare services from Dr. Ghods across 39 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,752 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,865,419 for them.

CMS counts 1,752 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghods in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 638 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 87% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.17, 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. Ghods' median patient age at 71, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ghods wrote 33,768 Medicare Part D claims for 1,454 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 32,538 of them, across 268 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,852,614 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 19,879 claims across 216 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Ghods for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS lists Dr. Ghods as offering telehealth. CMS counts 65 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Ghods, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ghods in 2015. Dr. Ghods' most frequent co-authors are Adam S. Budzikowski, MD, PhD, David W. Ho and David Ho, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Ghods from 2 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $23.

Dr. Ghods graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 2012.

Dr. Ghods is in network with 15 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.