Dr. Ammar S. Bafi, MD

  • Washington, DC
  • Cardiothoracic surgeon
NPI1821019902PAC ID9638200900
Medicare services, 2024
142
Medicare patients, 2024
77
Part D claims, 2024
18
Publications
4
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010
Practice phone
Call (202) 877-7000
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Primary practice

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Hospital · Washington, District of Columbia

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Dr. Ammar S. Bafi is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Washington, District of Columbia

Dr. Bafi practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, District of Columbia, part of MedStar Health.

Dr. Bafi's NPI, 1821019902, was assigned on July 22, 2006. Dr. Bafi graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Bafi holds District of Columbia license MD19126.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9638200900
NPI enumeration date
July 22, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(202) 877-7000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ammar S. Bafi practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, District of Columbia

Dr. Bafi's primary practice is MedStar Washington Hospital Center, at 110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010 in The District County. The practice phone is (202) 877-7000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Ammar S. Bafi is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Bafi's primary practice is MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, District of Columbia, part of MedStar Health. The medical group on file is MedStar Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bafi to 1 more home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ammar S. Bafi's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bafi practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
MedStar Washington Hospital CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ammar S. Bafi is one of 24 cardiothoracic surgeons in District of Columbia

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Bafi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Bafi is licensed in District of Columbia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), District of ColumbiaPrimaryLicense MD19126 · taxonomy 208G00000X

Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Bafi

Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons 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. Ammar S. Bafi billed Medicare for 142 services in 2024

CMS data shows 142 Medicare services from Dr. Bafi across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 77 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,229 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024142
Medicare patients77
Paid by Medicare$68,229
Procedure codes7

Dr. Bafi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 902024: 6923%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 412024: 4817%
Tests and treatments
2023: 202024: 2525%

Dr. Bafi compared with the District of Columbia median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Bafi
  • District of Columbia median
Medicare services
142vs 142Close to median
Medicare patients
77vs 74Close to median

Medians across 15 cardiothoracic surgeons in District of Columbia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bafi'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. Ammar S. Bafi treated 77 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 77 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bafi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 37 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bafi's median patient age at 67, with 33% women.

Medicare patients, 202477
Average age74
Average risk score1.46

Dr. Bafi's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Bafi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2330%
  • Men5470%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bafi's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease75%
  4. Arthritis61%
  5. Atrial fibrillation57%
  6. Heart failure51%
  7. Diabetes45%
  8. Chronic kidney disease44%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bafi's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women33%
  • Men65%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ammar S. Bafi wrote 18 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bafi wrote 18 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 202418

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ammar S. Bafi scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Bafi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bafi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bafi as offering telehealth. CMS counts 89 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Bafi, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Bafi's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 86of 100Final score
  • 66.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 75of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Bafi ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
99th percentile89 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Ammar S. Bafi has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Bafi, published from 2011 to 2015. 2011 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Coronary Artery Bypass and Atrial Fibrillation. Dr. Bafi's most frequent co-authors are Peter C. Hill, MD, Joseph Lindsay, MD, FACC and Steven W. Boyce, MD.

Papers4
Years published2011 to 2015

Topics Dr. Bafi writes about most

  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Atrial Fibrillation

Dr. Bafi's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Bafi

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Ammar S. Bafi has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Bafi to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Ventricular Outflow Obstruction and Aortic Valve Stenosis.

Conditions in Dr. Bafi's trials

  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Bafi

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Bafi

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Ammar S. Bafi received $1,715 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Bafi from 11 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Artivion, Inc. paid the most, $534.

General payments to Dr. Bafi by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Bafi by kind, 2017 to 2025

$1.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,27774%
  • Travel and lodging$43826%

Companies that paid Dr. Bafi the most, 2017 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Ammar S. Bafi graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. Bafi graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1987.

  1. Medical schoolGeorge Washington University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Ammar S. Bafi's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ammar S. Bafi's NPI number?

Dr. Ammar S. Bafi's NPI number is 1821019902. It was assigned on July 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ammar S. Bafi?

Dr. Ammar S. Bafi is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Washington, District of Columbia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).

Where does Dr. Ammar S. Bafi practice?

Dr. Bafi practices at 110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010. Dr. Bafi's primary practice is MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, District of Columbia, part of MedStar Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bafi to 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Ammar S. Bafi's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bafi is (202) 877-7000.

What is Dr. Ammar S. Bafi's medical license number?

Dr. Bafi holds District of Columbia license MD19126.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ammar S. Bafi affiliated with?

Dr. Bafi practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, District of Columbia.

What medical group is Dr. Ammar S. Bafi part of?

Dr. Bafi is linked to MedStar Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Bafi to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Ammar S. Bafi accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bafi billed Medicare for 142 services in 2024, and Dr. Bafi accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Ammar S. Bafi offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Bafi as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Ammar S. Bafi's MIPS score?

Dr. Bafi's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ammar S. Bafi see?

CMS counts 77 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bafi in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Ammar S. Bafi bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bafi's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99443), heart test or procedure (93314) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (33508).

Where did Dr. Ammar S. Bafi go to medical school?

Dr. Bafi graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1987.

Has Dr. Ammar S. Bafi received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,715 in general payments to Dr. Bafi from 11 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Artivion, Inc.

How long has Dr. Ammar S. Bafi been practicing?

Dr. Bafi graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. Ammar S. Bafi do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Bafi, published from 2011 to 2015. Dr. Bafi has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Ammar S. Bafi publish with?

Dr. Bafi's most frequent co-authors are Peter C. Hill, MD (3 shared papers), Joseph Lindsay, MD, FACC (2 shared papers) and Steven W. Boyce, MD (1 shared paper).

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