Dr. David J. Najafi, MD

Dr. Najafi practices at Alliance Retina Consultants in La Mesa, California.

Dr. Najafi's NPI, 1396715991, was assigned on January 25, 2006. Dr. Najafi graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1995. Dr. Najafi holds California license A68124.

Dr. Najafi's primary practice is Alliance Retina Consultants, at 8262 University Ave, La Mesa, CA 91942-9321. The practice phone is (619) 668-0045.

Dr. Najafi's primary practice is Alliance Retina Consultants in La Mesa, California. Dr. Najafi is also affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Najafi to 2 more medical groups and 1 community health center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Najafi practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Najafi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Najafi is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Najafi's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Florida, Georgia and New York.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and hereditary corneal conditions among the conditions Dr. Najafi treats.

CMS data shows 11,826 Medicare services from Dr. Najafi across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 516 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $480,664 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 516 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Najafi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 194 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 59% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.76, 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. Najafi's median patient age at 66, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Najafi wrote 527 Medicare Part D claims for 117 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 439 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $33,064 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 625 claims across 14 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Najafi for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Najafi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 64 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Najafi, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Najafi in 2023. Dr. Najafi's most frequent co-authors are Donald Jackson. Coleman, MD and Dan Reinstein, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Najafi from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $263.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Najafi.

Dr. Najafi graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1995. Dr. Najafi is a member of AAO and ASRS.

Dr. Najafi is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.