Dr. Mitra Ghafourian, MD
- Medicare services, 2021
- 551
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 20
- Part D claims, 2024
- 679
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
- Practice phone
- Call (619) 528-5000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Mitra Ghafourian is an internist in San Diego, California
Dr. Ghafourian practices at Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center in San Diego, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.
Dr. Ghafourian's NPI, 1538412994, was assigned on October 23, 2012. Dr. Ghafourian graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2011. Dr. Ghafourian holds California license A125908.
- NPI
- 1538412994NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8123259330
- NPI enumeration date
- October 23, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (619) 528-5000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Mitra Ghafourian practices at Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center in San Diego, California
Dr. Ghafourian's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center, at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 528-5000.
- Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 528-5000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Mitra Ghafourian is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Ghafourian's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center in San Diego, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Ghafourian is also affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghafourian to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mitra Ghafourian's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ghafourian practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Mitra Ghafourian is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Ghafourian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Ghafourian is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists sepsis and syncope & collapse among the conditions Dr. Ghafourian treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Mitra Ghafourian billed Medicare for 551 services in 2021
CMS data shows 551 Medicare services from Dr. Ghafourian across 5 procedure codes in 2021, for 20 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,140 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Ghafourian's Medicare services by type, 2020 to 2021
- 2020
- 2021
- Office and hospital visits
- 2020: 8012021: 55131%
Dr. Ghafourian compared with the California median for internists, 2021
- Dr. Ghafourian
- California median
- Medicare services
- 551vs 36153% above
- Medicare patients
- 20vs 15187% below
- Part D claims
- 300vs 42129% below
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ghafourian's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2021
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Mitra Ghafourian treated 20 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghafourian in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 3.96, 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. Ghafourian's median patient age at 75, with 46% women.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ghafourian's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes55%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ghafourian's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Mitra Ghafourian wrote 679 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ghafourian wrote 679 Medicare Part D claims for 257 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 300 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,838 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 207 claims across 13 drugs.
Dr. Ghafourian's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic578 claims85%
- Brand-name and other101 claims15%
Dr. Ghafourian's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ghafourian's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids6%38 of 679 claims
- Antibiotics22%148 of 679 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2072024: 30045%
Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 13 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Mitra Ghafourian takes part in Medicare
Dr. Ghafourian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Mitra Ghafourian has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ghafourian in 2020. Dr. Ghafourian's most frequent co-authors are Venkata Naga Kiran Dintyala, MD, Fadi A. Haddad and George Sakoulas, MD.
Dr. Ghafourian's most frequent co-authors
- Venkata Naga Kiran Dintyala, MD1 shared paper
- Fadi A. Haddad1 shared paper
- George Sakoulas, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Ghafourian
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Mitra Ghafourian received $152 in industry payments in 2021
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Ghafourian from 1 drug or device company in 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $152.
Companies that paid Dr. Ghafourian the most, 2021 to 2021
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Mitra Ghafourian graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Dr. Ghafourian graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Mitra Ghafourian accepts plans from 4 insurance carriers
Dr. Ghafourian is in network with 4 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente, HCSC and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Kaiser Permanente
- HCSC
- CMS Medicare
- NV State Medicaid
Plan types Dr. Ghafourian accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare2
- EPO1
- HMO1
- Medicaid1
- POS1
- PPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Mitra Ghafourian's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Mitra Ghafourian's NPI number?
Dr. Mitra Ghafourian's NPI number is 1538412994. It was assigned on October 23, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Mitra Ghafourian?
Dr. Mitra Ghafourian is an internist in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Mitra Ghafourian practice?
Dr. Ghafourian practices at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120. Dr. Ghafourian's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center in San Diego, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghafourian to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Mitra Ghafourian's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ghafourian is (619) 528-5000.
What is Dr. Mitra Ghafourian's medical license number?
Dr. Ghafourian holds California license A125908.
Which hospitals is Dr. Mitra Ghafourian affiliated with?
Dr. Ghafourian practices at Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Ghafourian is also affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Mitra Ghafourian part of?
Dr. Ghafourian is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Ghafourian to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Mitra Ghafourian accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ghafourian billed Medicare for 551 services in 2021, and Dr. Ghafourian accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mitra Ghafourian see?
CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghafourian in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Mitra Ghafourian bill to Medicare?
In 2021, Dr. Ghafourian's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99239) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
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Where did Dr. Mitra Ghafourian go to medical school?
Dr. Ghafourian graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Mitra Ghafourian prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ghafourian's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cefpodoxime Proxetil, Furosemide and Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass.
Has Dr. Mitra Ghafourian received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $152 in general payments to Dr. Ghafourian from 1 company from 2021 to 2021. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. Mitra Ghafourian been practicing?
Dr. Ghafourian graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Mitra Ghafourian do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Ghafourian.
Who does Dr. Mitra Ghafourian publish with?
Dr. Ghafourian's most frequent co-authors are Venkata Naga Kiran Dintyala, MD (1 shared paper), Fadi A. Haddad (1 shared paper) and George Sakoulas, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Mitra Ghafourian accept?
Dr. Ghafourian is in network with 4 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente, HCSC and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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