Sophia Magdeline Kiefer, M.D.

Primary specialty

Dermatology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207N00000X

License

A169564 Issued in CA

Practice address

9898 Genesee Ave
La Jolla, CA 92037-1205

Phone

(858) 605-7808

NPI assigned

Mar 23, 2017

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other names 1

• Sophia Akhiyat Former name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

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

Dermatology

Education

George Washington University School of Medicine, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Scripps HealthGroup PAC ID 9234033853, 1,450 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Scripps Green Hospital Hospital, La Jolla, CA, CCN 050424
• Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla Hospital, La Jolla, CA, CCN 050324

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: sophia.akhiyat@hca5.eclinicaldirectplus.com
• Direct secure messaging: sakhiyat@directaddress.net

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

• Scripps Health

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1275899072

  CA, Dermatology

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Scripps Health

  • Home Health Agency
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1578556114
  NPD
• Scripps Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1841277704
  NPD
• Mary E. Schmieder DO. Facep, Inc

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Orange Park, FL
  • NPI 1396829347
  NPD (past)

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

• Scripps Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1841233780

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Scripps Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1841277704

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "10790 RANCHO BERNARDO RD",
            "city": "SAN DIEGO",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "921275705",
            "telephone_number": "619-272-5200"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "9898 GENESEE AVE",
            "city": "LA JOLLA",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "920371205",
            "telephone_number": "858-605-7808"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "KIEFER",
        "first_name": "SOPHIA",
        "middle_name": "MAGDELINE",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2017-03-23",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-02",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-02",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
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            "code": "207N00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
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            "state": "CA",
            "license": "A169564",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": [
        {
            "first_name": "SOPHIA",
            "last_name": "AKHIYAT",
            "credential": "MD",
            "code": "1",
            "type": "Former Name"
        }
    ]
}

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• Dermatology Physician in La Jolla, CA
• Providers in La Jolla, CA by specialty
• Dermatology Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 2, 2026; 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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