Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)s in La Jolla, CA
Browse 13 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers listed in NPPES with a practice address in La Jolla, California.
How La Jolla compares with the U.S.
13 active clinicians in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) list a practice address in La Jolla, CA in the NPI registry.
Population data for this city are not available, so we do not compare it with the U.S. rate.
100% of clinicians in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in La Jolla listed in the CMS Medicare file (10 of 10) accept Medicare assignment. That is similar to the California share of 96%.
What is Medicare assignment?
A clinician who accepts Medicare assignment agrees to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for services that Original Medicare covers. You usually still pay your deductible and coinsurance. This comes from the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file and applies to Original Medicare only. Medicare Advantage plans have their own provider networks. It does not show whether a clinician is taking new patients.
Some clinicians are listed as "may accept assignment," which means they can decide case by case. Clinicians without an assignment flag, or who are not in the CMS file, are not counted as accepting assignment. That does not mean they refuse Medicare. Ask the office before your visit.
50% of clinicians in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in La Jolla listed in the CMS Medicare file (5 of 10) have a CMS telehealth indicator, meaning their recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. That is higher than the California share of 32%.
About the telehealth indicator
The telehealth indicator comes from CMS. It marks clinicians whose recent paid Medicare claims include services delivered by telehealth. It means a clinician has provided some services by telehealth, not that every visit can be done online. A clinician without the indicator may still offer telehealth, for example to patients who are not on Medicare. Ask the office which visits can be done by video or phone.
These figures summarize public federal data. They do not measure quality of care, appointment availability, or whether a clinician accepts your insurance or new patients. Registry addresses can be out of date. Please confirm details directly with the office and your plan. This information is not medical advice.
Prepared by T-MedInfo from NPPES, CMS and U.S. Census Bureau data. Questions or corrections: support@true-medinfo.com · Methodology
Sources: Clinician counts and practice addresses: NPPES NPI Registry, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data as of August 2026. Medicare assignment and telehealth indicators: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
Dr. Sam Baradarian , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Scot A Brewster , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Andrew Collins Harding , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Ghassan A Moasis , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Andrew F Nasseri , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Travis Pollema , DO
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Richard Duane Stahl , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. John J. Tyner , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. William Gang Wang , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. David Mccann Williams , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Donald Lyle Buehler , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Alexander Serge Giritsky , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Kayvan Kevan Kazerouni , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Frequently Asked Questions about Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in La Jolla
Each practitioner profile shows the NUCC taxonomy code and any state license number the practitioner reported to NPPES, plus a link to the California licensing board lookup. NPPES entries are self-reported; current license status is published only by the state board.
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- Optometrist 25
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- Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care 18
- Physician Assistant - Surgical 15
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