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) 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. Paul Mcfadden, MDLos Angeles, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(323) 442-5849 Dr. Paul Toste, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $466 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(310) 794-4733 Dr. Peter Downey, MDLos Angeles, CA · $9,331 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(310) 983-3323 Dr. Raffaele Rocco, MDLos Angeles, CA · $4,759 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-2640 Dr. Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD, PHDLos Angeles, CA · $1,305 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(323) 361-5595 Dr. Ramsay Nucho, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $1,821 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(323) 264-2633 Dr. Raymond Chen, MDLos Angeles, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(323) 783-4011 Dr. Raymond Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $31,038 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(323) 442-5849 Dr. Reshma Biniwale, MDLos Angeles, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(310) 206-6700 Dr. Richard Shemin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $38,925 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(310) 825-9011 Dr. Robbin Cohen, MDLos Angeles, CA · $592 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(323) 442-5849 Dr. Robert Cameron, MDLos Angeles, CA · $296 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(310) 470-8980 Dr. Robert Gottner, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $244 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(213) 483-1055 Dr. Rosalyn Scott, MDLos Angeles, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(310) 493-6979 Dr. Samine Ravanbakhsh, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $4,023 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(559) 285-3801 Dr. Sanjeet Patel, MDLos Angeles, CA · $345 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(323) 442-5849 Dr. Scott Atay, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $5,222 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(323) 442-9062 Dr. Sean Wightman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $365 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(323) 442-9062 Dr. Serge Kobsa, M.D., PH.D.Los Angeles, CA · $6,135 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(323) 442-5849 Dr. Sha'shonda Revels, MDLos Angeles, CA · $260 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(310) 794-7333 Dr. Shyamasundar Balasubramanya, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(310) 825-9820 Dr. Srinivas Sarma, MDLos Angeles, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(323) 783-4011 Dr. Stephen Londe, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(310) 476-0656 Dr. Takashi Harano, MDLos Angeles, CA · $372 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(323) 442-9062 Dr. Talal Al-atassi, MD, CM, MPH, FRCSCLos Angeles, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(310) 423-3851 Dr. Thomas Pfeffer, MDLos Angeles, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(323) 783-4011 Dr. Valerie HuangLos Angeles, CA · $120 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(323) 409-1000 Dr. Vaughn Starnes, MDLos Angeles, CA · $497 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(323) 442-6245 Dr. Victoria LamLos Angeles, CA · $75 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 423-3851 Dr. Vignesh Raman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $328 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(310) 267-9099 Dr. Wen Cheng, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $509 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(310) 423-3851 Dr. William Brenner, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $290 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 206-8232 Dr. William Gray, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $681 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(323) 442-5849 Dr. Winfield Wells, MDLos Angeles, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(323) 442-6245 Dr. Yas SanaihaLos Angeles, CA · $2,054 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(310) 206-8232 Dr. Yousef Odeh, M.D.Los Angeles, CA · $1,692 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 825-9820 Dr. Zeyad Khoshhal, MBBS (MD EQUIVALENT)Los Angeles, CA · $359 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(310) 248-8157 Dr. Steven Schwartz, MDLos Gatos, CA · $135 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(408) 559-1018 Dr. Anthony Lee, M.D.Lynwood, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(310) 603-6562 Dr. Bassam Omari, M.D.Lynwood, CA · $850 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(562) 698-0271 Dr. Jose Spiwak, M.D.Lynwood, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(562) 698-0271 Dr. Myles Lee, MDLynwood, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(310) 603-6562 Dr. Mehrdad Amirhamzeh, M.D. Dr. Baron Harper, M.D.Marysville, CA · $1,221 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(530) 743-5125 Dr. Shahroukh Bakhshay, M.D.Merced, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(209) 384-1400 Dr. Mehdi Fakhrai, MDMission Hills, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(818) 898-3939 Dr. Hugh Tobin, MDModesto, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(209) 545-1998 Dr. Joe Neal, MDModesto, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(209) 571-8330 Dr. John Degraft-johnson, M.D.,Modesto, CA · $1,516 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(209) 575-5836 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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