Cardiothoracic Surgeons in California
Data updated monthly · Last refresh October 2026
641 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers practice in California, including 126 (20%) offering telehealth. The largest concentration is in Los Angeles. Profiles include federal Open Payments records of money received from drug and device companies in 2025. Listings are drawn from federal public records and are not endorsements.
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) by city in California
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in California
Listed by city, largest first. Payment figures come from the federal Open Payments program, which requires drug and device companies to report what they pay physicians for consulting, speaking, meals, travel and royalties. A disclosed payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing, and many totals reflect a single meal. Figures cover calendar year 2025.
Dr. Timothy Guenther, MDTravis Afb, CA · $2,764 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(707) 423-3000 Dr. Hossein Shayan, MDUpland, CA · $1,224 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(909) 579-6721 Dr. Nan Wang, M.D.Upland, CA · $142 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(909) 579-6721 Dr. Neeraj Bansal, M.D.Upland, CA · $21 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(909) 579-6721 Dr. Shankha Biswas, MDUpland, CA · $1,019 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(951) 788-3930 Dr. Vincent Lee, M.D.Upland, CA · $1,734 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(909) 579-6721 Dr. Farshad Malekmehr, M.D.Van Nuys, CA · $24,847 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(818) 782-3255 Dr. Dominic Tedesco, M.D.Ventura, CA · $666 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(805) 643-2375 Dr. Jennifer Wan, MDVentura, CA · $2,799 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(805) 643-2375 Dr. Kelly Fairbairn, DOVentura, CA · $139 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(805) 652-5672 Dr. Lamar Bushnell, M.D.Ventura, CA · $624 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(805) 643-2375 Dr. Ryan Vela, M.D.Ventura, CA · $4,191 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(805) 643-2375 Dr. Benny Lee, M.D.Visalia, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(559) 738-7500 Dr. Frederick Mayer, MDVisalia, CA · $147 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(559) 627-8600 Dr. Leheb Araim, M.D.Visalia, CA · $2,677 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(559) 622-8500 Dr. Phyllis Edwards, MDVisalia, CA · $174 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(559) 734-3278 Dr. Sarah Minasyan, M.D.Visalia, CA · $173 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(559) 627-8600 Dr. Sergio Caminha, MDVisalia, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(559) 622-8500 Dr. Steven Plato, M.D.Visalia, CA · $549 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(559) 624-2732 Dr. Ching-kuo Chang, MDWalnut Creek, CA · $704 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(925) 295-4000 Dr. Jennifer Chan, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA · $8,714 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(925) 932-6330 Dr. Kanti Uppal, MDWalnut Creek, CA · $4,200 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(925) 295-4000 Dr. Michaela Straznicka, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA · $185 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(925) 932-6330 Dr. Saurin Shah, M.DWalnut Creek, CA · $113 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(925) 932-6330 Dr. Wilson Tsai, MDWalnut Creek, CA · $32,969 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(925) 932-6330 Dr. Akbarshakh Akhmerov, MDWest Hollywood, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(310) 423-3851 Dr. Andrew Brownlee, M.D.West Hollywood, CA · $77,751 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-2640 Dr. Aziz Ghaly, MBBCH (MD)West Hollywood, CA · $5,475 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 784-6946 Dr. Dominic Emerson, MDWest Hollywood, CA · $23,847 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-2766 Dr. Dominick Megna, M.D.West Hollywood, CA · $391 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-3851 Dr. Jad Malas, MDWest Hollywood, CA · $818 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(304) 552-4882 Dr. Joanna Chikwe, M.D.West Hollywood, CA · $643 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-5000 Dr. Joshua Chung, M.D.West Hollywood, CA · $7,550 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(310) 423-3851 Dr. Noah WeingartenWest Hollywood, CA · $308 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-3277 Dr. Pedro Catarino, MDWest Hollywood, CA · $35,397 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-3851 Dr. Philicia Moonsamy, MDWest Hollywood, CA · $6,523 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-2640 Dr. Reza Salabat, M.D.West Hollywood, CA · $3,203 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-3851 Dr. Richard Kim, M.D.West Hollywood, CA · $115 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-3851 Dr. Aziz Khan, M/D.Whittier, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(562) 945-2655 Dr. Eduardo Tovar, MDWhittier, CA · $476 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(562) 789-5489 Dr. Oluwole Fajolu, MDWoodland Hills, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(818) 719-2000 Common questions
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers are in California?There are 641 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers with active NPI records practicing in California, according to federal NPPES data refreshed monthly.
Do Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in California offer telehealth?Yes. 126 of the 641 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in California (about 20%) report offering telehealth services in CMS data.
Which cities in California have the most Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers?Los Angeles (102), San Francisco (48), Palo Alto (42) have the highest concentration of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in California.
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in California received drug or device company payments?403 of 641 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in California (63%) received at least one payment from a drug or device company in 2025, according to the federal Open Payments program.
Where does this data come from?Provider counts and profiles come from the federal NPPES registry and CMS Doctors and Clinicians files. Payment figures come from the CMS Open Payments program for calendar year 2025. The directory refreshes monthly.
Do most Cardiothoracic Surgeons in California work in independent practices or large health systems?Among 375 Cardiothoracic Surgeons in California enrolled in Medicare, 12% bill through a solo or small practice with fewer than 10 clinicians, 17% through a mid-size group of 10 to 99, and 71% through a large group or health system with 100 or more clinicians, according to CMS enrollment records.
Which hospitals do Cardiothoracic Surgeons in California work at?According to CMS facility affiliation records, the California hospitals where the most Cardiothoracic Surgeons hold privileges are Stanford Health Care in Stanford; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles; Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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