Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Farhad Rafii, M.D.
Internal Medicine · West Hills, CA
Practice pattern: Remote Monitoring
— Significant remote device monitoring activity
Speaking/Promotional
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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This page presents federal public records about Dr. Rafii from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Rafii
Dr. Farhad Rafii is an internal medicine specialist in West Hills, CA, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rafii performed 10,413 Medicare services across 3,701 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rafii received a total of $204,047 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 972 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Rafii is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 17 years in practice
▲ Top 2% volume in CA
$204,047 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗10,413
Medicare services
Top 2% in CA for internal medicine
3,701
Unique beneficiaries
$73
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~613 Medicare services per year of practice
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month Management based on results from remote vital sign monitoring for the first 20 minutes per calendar month. |
2,535 | $42 | $65 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days Initial setup of devices for remote monitoring of body functions with daily data transmission or alerts. This service covers the first 30 days of the monitoring period. |
2,082 | $46 | $80 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
1,277 | $102 | $180 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
996 | $67 | $100 |
| Remote vital sign monitoring management, each additional 20 minutes This code covers the time spent by a provider managing patient data from remote vital sign monitoring devices. It applies to each additional 20-minute increment beyond the initial monthly service period. |
640 | $34 | $60 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report. |
466 | $12 | $65 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
260 | $143 | $300 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) A laboratory test that measures how long it takes for blood to clot. This procedure evaluates the body's coagulation process. |
175 | $4 | $25 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
175 | $170 | $710 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test An injection of regadenoson, a medication used to stress the heart during diagnostic testing. |
168 | $45 | $300 |
| Technetium Tc-99m sestamibi diagnostic injection A diagnostic injection of technetium Tc-99m sestamibi used for imaging studies. |
158 | $63 | $180 |
| Remote cardiac rhythm monitor evaluation, up to 30 days Review and analysis of data from a remote cardiac rhythm monitoring system over a period of up to 30 days. |
115 | $21 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
101 | $139 | $250 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days Remote assessment of a pacemaker system, including single, dual, multiple lead, or leadless devices, performed up to 90 days apart. |
96 | $24 | $60 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min Emergency medical care for a critically ill or injured patient lasting between 30 and 74 minutes. This service involves direct patient care and medical decision making to stabilize the patient. |
85 | $177 | $350 |
| Remote physiologic monitoring setup and education Initial setup of remote monitoring equipment and patient education on its use. |
84 | $18 | $40 |
| Ultrasound of arm or leg veins An ultrasound exam of the veins in the arm or leg. The test uses sound waves to check blood flow and may include compression and other maneuvers. |
82 | $164 | $350 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
82 | $133 | $368 |
| Nuclear stress test of heart muscle A nuclear medicine imaging test that evaluates blood flow to the heart muscle at rest and during stress using a special camera. |
79 | $401 | $1,200 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
70 | $100 | $172 |
| Remote monitoring of implantable heart device, up to 30 days Remote evaluation of an implanted heart or blood vessel monitoring system over a period of up to 30 days. |
65 | $22 | $60 |
| Ultrasound of arm or leg veins An ultrasound exam of the veins in one arm or leg using compression and other maneuvers to assess blood flow and check for blockages. |
53 | $107 | $200 |
| Chemical destruction of first incompetent vein with imaging guidance This procedure uses imaging guidance to chemically destroy the first incompetent vein in the arm or leg. |
48 | $1,576 | $3,000 |
| Pacemaker programming, dual lead system Adjustment and configuration of a dual-lead pacemaker device to ensure proper operation and settings. |
48 | $71 | $120 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 48 | $170 | $425 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
46 | $65 | $150 |
| 30-day continuous ECG with patient-triggered event transmission and review This procedure involves continuous electrocardiogram monitoring for up to 30 days, including the transmission of patient-triggered events. A healthcare professional reviews the data and provides a report. |
40 | $773 | $1,200 |
| Remote evaluation of implantable defibrillator system Remote assessment of a single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system within 90 days of the previous evaluation. |
40 | $30 | $110 |
| Continuous ECG monitoring, up to 30 days Continuous heart rhythm monitoring for up to 30 days, including professional review and reporting of the results. |
39 | $22 | $250 |
| Ultrasound of head and neck blood flow, bilateral An ultrasound exam that uses sound waves to visualize and assess blood flow in the vessels of both the head and the neck. |
39 | $172 | $400 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram under physician supervision and review. |
36 | $55 | $290 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound test that uses sound waves to create images of the heart's blood flow, valves, and chambers. |
23 | $46 | $175 |
| Echocardiogram with color Doppler An ultrasound of the heart that uses color imaging to visualize blood flow, measure flow rate, and assess valve function. |
23 | $22 | $175 |
| Stress echocardiogram with ECG monitoring An ultrasound of the heart performed while monitoring heart rhythm during rest, exercise, or medication-induced stress, followed by a review and report of the findings. |
23 | $208 | $800 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while an electrocardiogram is monitored under physician supervision. |
19 | $18 | $75 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram, with physician review of the results. |
19 | $12 | $100 |
| Cardiac rhythm monitor evaluation Review and analysis of data recorded by a cardiac rhythm monitoring device to assess heart activity. |
18 | $43 | $150 |
| Transesophageal echocardiogram An ultrasound of the heart performed using a probe inserted into the esophagus to obtain detailed images of heart structures and function. |
16 | $89 | $900 |
| Pacemaker insertion with heart chamber electrodes A surgical procedure to implant a pacemaker device and place electrodes into the upper and lower chambers of the heart to regulate heart rhythm. |
15 | $431 | $1,500 |
| Home health plan of care certification Certification by a physician or allowed practitioner for Medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care. This includes contacting the home health agency and reviewing reports of patient status required by physicians. |
15 | $46 | $200 |
| Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older. |
14 | $10 | $250 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
3.8% high complexity
7.3% medium
88.9% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$204,047
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $29,150/year across 7 years
Top 1% in CA for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
48
Companies
972
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$188,274 (92.3%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$14,427 (7.1%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$1,298 (0.6%)
Other
Charitable contributions, space rental, and other categories
$48 (0.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$14,037
2023
$45,786
2022
$6,726
2021
$8,315
2020
$36,327
2019
$52,738
2018
$40,118
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$9,425
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$2,503
Medtronic, Inc.
$589
PFIZER INC.
$219
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$185
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$151
Amgen Inc.
$138
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$137
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$88
CVRx, Inc.
$84
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$81
Boston Scientific Corporation
$74
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$64
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$54
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$50
ABIOMED
$38
Novo Nordisk Inc
$34
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$32
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$29
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$26
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$20
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 89.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$84,599
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$50,808
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$29,067
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$25,728
Abbott Laboratories
$2,346
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,325
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,411
Amgen Inc.
$1,187
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$660
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$631
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$585
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$513
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$473
PFIZER INC.
$472
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$450
Boston Scientific Corporation
$426
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$230
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$197
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$146
Novo Nordisk Inc
$140
BIOTRONIK INC.
$123
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$118
CVRx, Inc.
$116
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$88
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$87
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$85
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$82
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$74
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$73
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$70
ABIOMED
$70
Lundbeck LLC
$67
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$66
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$63
Resmed Corp
$61
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$50
Baxter Healthcare
$48
Relypsa, Inc.
$47
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$37
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$36
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$35
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$33
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$33
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$31
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$19
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$16
GENZYME CORPORATION
$15
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$12
Top 3 companies account for 80.6% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCENT · AIR 11 · ANDEXXA · ASSURITY · AVEIR · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · Allure CRT Pacemaker · Arcalyst · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · Azure · BEVYXXA · BRILINTA · BYDUREON · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Claria MRI · ClosureFast · Confirm Rx · Connectivity and Remote care · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ellipse ICD · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FABRAZYME · FARXIGA · FLEXITOUCH · FORTIFY ASSURA · Fortify Assura · GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION · General - Therapies · General - Vascular Intervention · Impella · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · KENGREAL · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · LifeVest · Livalo · MERLIN@HOME · MICRA · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Micra · MitraClip System · NEXLETOL · NORTHERA · Non-Covered · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · Optimizer · Ozempic · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · QUARTET · Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Quartet CRT Lead · REVEAL LINQ · Repatha · Resolute · Reveal LINQ · Rybelsus · TENDRIL · VENASEAL · VERQUVO · VIGILANT · VYNDAQEL · Varithena Administration Pack · Vascepa · Veltassa · VenaSeal · WATCHMAN · XARELTO · ZIO Patch · ZIO XT Patch · iCAST
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
The majority of payments (92%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for internal medicine in CA.
Geographic Context
Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
2,991
Per 100K population
30.4
County median income
$87,760
Nearest hospital
UCLA WEST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Rafii is a remote monitoring specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in CA), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 1% of CA peers, with 17 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Rafii experienced with remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Rafii performed 2,535 remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Rafii receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Rafii received a total of $204,047 from 48 companies across 972 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Rafii's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in West Hills?
Dr. Rafii's average Medicare payment per service is $73. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Rafii) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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