Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.

Najib Raymond Ussef, MD

Individual provider Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · NPI 1497117626

Najib Raymond Ussef, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Palm Springs, California. Graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine in 2016, 10 years ago. Practices with Kern County Hospital Authority, a 263-clinician group, works from 3 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California and Michigan.

Years since qualifying
10
Trained at
University of California, Geffen School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA, MI
In the registry since
2016
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1180 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste W201
Palm Springs, CA 92262-4876
Phone: (760) 416-4575
Fax: (760) 416-4577
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Pin is approximate — placed at the ZIP-code centre, not the exact door.

Additional practice locations (2)

  • 250 Travelodge Dr, El Cajon, CA 92020-4126 — (858) 266-5000
  • 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202-2608 — (313) 916-2600

Specialties & licences

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XX0005X · Licence A170766 (CA)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 4301110629 (MI)

Record details

NPI number1497117626
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 26, 2016
Last updated in NPPESOctober 21, 2026
Certification dateOctober 21, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Also practisesSPORTS MEDICINE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2016 (10 years in practice)
Group practice Kern County Hospital Authority — 263 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 21 times · 64th percentile
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients128
Services billed 650 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age67

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $641 14 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $391 1 payment · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Kern County Hospital Authority

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 263 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.