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Dr. Richard A.K. Chaffoo, M.D.

Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician in La Jolla, CA · enumerated 2006.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1639271505

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Richard A.K. Chaffoo

Credential M.D.

Sex Male

Practice address La Jolla, CA, 92037

Phone (858) 623-6333

Fax (858) 623-0204

Enumeration date Sep 2, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Jul 25, 2018

Street address withheld: NPPES sole-proprietor addresses can be home addresses. See our data policy.

Taxonomy & licenses

208200000X Plastic Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License G54363 (CA) Secondary

2082S0105X Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License G54363 (CA) Primary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2018-07-25.