Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD

Individual provider Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · NPI 1588246342

Melody Esmaeili Ghahfarokhi, MD, PHD practises Internal Medicine in Orange, California. Qualified in 2021, 5 years ago. Practices with Southern California Permanente Medical Group, an 11,242-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
5
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2021
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
A research doctorate. In healthcare it usually sits alongside a clinical licence.

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Practice location Address checks out

Student / training record This NPI belongs to someone enrolled in a health care training programme. It carries no licence and no practice of its own, so no address or phone number is published for it.

Orange, CA

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Specialties & licences

Internal Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence 181325 (CA)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X

Record details

NPI number1588246342
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderNot disclosed
Credentials MD , PHD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 22, 2021
Last updated in NPPESOctober 16, 2024
Certification dateAugust 27, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2021 (5 years in practice)
Group practice Southern California Permanente Medical Group — 11242 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations6 on file with Medicare

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $33 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Hospital · Anaheim, CA

Colleagues at Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 11242 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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