Dr. Arshia Ghaffari, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 891
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 249
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,900
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 2310 Alcazar Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Practice phone
- Call (323) 441-9966
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
DaVita Trc/usc Kidney Center
Dialysis Center - Independent · Los Angeles, California
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Dr. Arshia Ghaffari is a nephrologist in Los Angeles, California
Dr. Ghaffari practices at DaVita Trc/usc Kidney Center in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Ghaffari's NPI, 1235236183, was assigned on September 20, 2006. Dr. Ghaffari graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University in 2001. Dr. Ghaffari holds California license 20A8210.
- NPI
- 1235236183NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6103868765
- NPI enumeration date
- September 20, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (323) 441-9966
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari practices at DaVita Trc/usc Kidney Center in Los Angeles, California
Dr. Ghaffari's primary practice is DaVita Trc/usc Kidney Center, at 2310 Alcazar Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (323) 441-9966.
- DaVita Trc/usc Kidney Center2310 Alcazar Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(323) 441-9966
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Ghaffari's primary practice is DaVita Trc/usc Kidney Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Ghaffari is also affiliated with Keck Hospital of USC. The medical group on file is USC Care Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghaffari to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 other site and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Arshia Ghaffari's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ghaffari practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| DaVita Trc/usc Kidney Center | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Arshia Ghaffari is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California
Nephrology is Dr. Ghaffari's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Ghaffari is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghaffari's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Illinois and Indiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Illinois license
- Indiana license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic anemia, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, hypercalcemia and kidney cysts among the conditions Dr. Ghaffari treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Ghaffari
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari billed Medicare for 891 services in 2024
CMS data shows 891 Medicare services from Dr. Ghaffari across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 249 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $128,059 for them.
Dr. Ghaffari's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4032024: 49623%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3522024: 3394%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 56
Where Dr. Ghaffari's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office33938%
- In a facility55262%
Dr. Ghaffari compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Ghaffari
- California median
- Medicare services
- 891vs 1,08418% below
- Medicare patients
- 249vs 30719% below
- Part D claims
- 1,580vs 95565% above
Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ghaffari's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
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. Arshia Ghaffari treated 249 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 249 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghaffari in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 94 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 53% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.08, 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. Ghaffari's median patient age at 63, with 38% women.
Dr. Ghaffari's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ghaffari's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women9940%
- Men15060%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ghaffari's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes67%
- Ischemic heart disease61%
- Arthritis57%
- Heart failure54%
- Atrial fibrillation40%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ghaffari's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women38%
- Men62%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari wrote 1,900 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ghaffari wrote 1,900 Medicare Part D claims for 154 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,580 of them, across 50 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $450,681 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,417 claims across 46 drugs.
Dr. Ghaffari's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,553 claims82%
- Brand-name333 claims18%
- Other14 claims1%
Dr. Ghaffari'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. Ghaffari's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%41 of 1,900 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: 1,4172024: 1,58012%
Drugs named by CMS: 50 in 2024, 46 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
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Ghaffari accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ghaffari as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Arshia Ghaffari has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ghaffari in 2011.
Recent publications by Dr. Ghaffari
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari received $165,494 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 240 general payments to Dr. Ghaffari from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Baxter Healthcare paid the most, $97,774.
General payments to Dr. Ghaffari by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ghaffari by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$85,13851%
- Speaker and faculty fees$55,23633%
- Travel and lodging$12,8178%
- Food and beverage$6,2014%
- Other$6,0954%
Companies that paid Dr. Ghaffari the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari serves on 1 committee
Dr. Ghaffari serves on DHS Nephrology Primary Care Workgroup.
Dr. Ghaffari's committees and leadership roles
- DHS Nephrology Primary Care WorkgroupAssociate Chair
- 2015 to present
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University
Dr. Ghaffari graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University in 2001.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in nephrology
- Board certified in clinical hypertesion
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers
Dr. Ghaffari is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- LA Care
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Ghaffari accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO6
- HMO4
- POS3
- EPO2
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Arshia Ghaffari'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) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Arshia Ghaffari's NPI number?
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari's NPI number is 1235236183. It was assigned on September 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Arshia Ghaffari?
Dr. Arshia Ghaffari is a nephrologist in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Arshia Ghaffari practice?
Dr. Ghaffari practices at 2310 Alcazar Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033. Dr. Ghaffari's primary practice is DaVita Trc/usc Kidney Center in Los Angeles, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghaffari to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 other site and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Arshia Ghaffari's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ghaffari is (323) 441-9966.
What is Dr. Arshia Ghaffari's medical license number?
Dr. Ghaffari holds California license 20A8210, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Arshia Ghaffari been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ghaffari in California (2002 to 2027), Illinois (2005 to 2008) and Indiana (2006 to 2007).
Which hospitals is Dr. Arshia Ghaffari affiliated with?
Dr. Ghaffari is affiliated with Keck Hospital of USC. Dmand AI links Dr. Ghaffari to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Arshia Ghaffari part of?
Dr. Ghaffari is linked to USC Care Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Ghaffari to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Arshia Ghaffari accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ghaffari billed Medicare for 891 services in 2024, and Dr. Ghaffari accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Arshia Ghaffari offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ghaffari as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Arshia Ghaffari see?
CMS counts 249 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghaffari in 2024, with an average age of 69.
Is Dr. Arshia Ghaffari board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ghaffari is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Arshia Ghaffari bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ghaffari's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), dialysis (90966) and dialysis (90960).
Where did Dr. Arshia Ghaffari go to medical school?
Dr. Ghaffari graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. Arshia Ghaffari prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ghaffari's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Losartan Potassium and Sevelamer Carbonate.
Has Dr. Arshia Ghaffari received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $165,494 in general payments to Dr. Ghaffari from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Baxter Healthcare.
How long has Dr. Arshia Ghaffari been practicing?
Dr. Ghaffari graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. Arshia Ghaffari do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Ghaffari.
What insurance does Dr. Arshia Ghaffari accept?
Dr. Ghaffari is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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