Ali Shirafkan, M.D.

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

T1848 Issued in TX

Practice address

301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555-0534

Phone

(409) 772-0531

Fax

(409) 772-0557

NPI assigned

Dec 1, 2015

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Thoracic SurgeryAlso: General Surgery

Education

Other, 2008

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGroup PAC ID 3375456734, 1,083 clinicians

Baptist Physician NetworkGroup PAC ID 0547333890, 121 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Hospital, Galveston, TX, CCN 450018

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Baptist Physician Network

  • Specialist
  • Beaumont, TX
  • NPI 1558485532
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Utmb Faculty Group Practice

  • General Practice Physician
  • Galveston, TX
  • NPI 1942241146

  Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Friendswood, TX
  • NPI 1699532861
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

  dba University of Texas Medical Branch

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Galveston, TX
  • NPI 1548226988
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
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            "address_1": "6400 FANNIN ST STE 2350",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
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            "fax_number": "409-772-0557"
        }
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
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        "enumeration_date": "2015-12-01",
        "last_updated": "2025-10-29",
        "certification_date": "2025-10-29",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        },
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• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Galveston, TX
• Providers in Galveston, TX by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 29, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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