NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Afrooz Ardestani, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Fairfax, VA

Afrooz Ardestani, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Fairfax, Virginia, and NPI 1578701249, issued on Feb 3, 2009. Check the license (Virginia 0101256998, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578701249
Name
Afrooz Ardestani
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
0101256998 VA
047642 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3580 Joseph Siewick Dr Ste 401, Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone
(703) 391-4140
Enumerated
Feb 3, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(703) 391-4148
Medicaid ID
001476423 CT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170221000838); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3580 Joseph Siewick Dr Ste 401

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kofi Frimpong, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437690583
  2. Sandra House, NPLicensed Practical Nurse1619630407

Verify Afrooz Ardestani in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,119 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Afrooz Ardestani1,119
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium138 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate127 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium73 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate72 claims
  5. Furosemide63 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium58 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $253.17

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Afrooz Ardestani$253.17
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Inova Health Care ServicesAshburn, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Afrooz Ardestani among 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia

Afrooz Ardestani, MD is one of 637 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2000 among the 452 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Virginia

There are 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Casey Benton, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331619291531
  2. Aldo Esposito, MDFairfax, VA 220331841350477
  3. Cristobal Goa, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331528201993
  4. Arjun Kanwal, MDFairfax, VA 220331992200521
  5. Yaning Liu, MDFairfax, VA 220331831250281
  6. Ankit Medhekar, MDFairfax, VA 220331851897102
  7. Pradeep Nayak, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331922000181
  8. Gautam Ramakrishna, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331801896097

Common questions

What is Afrooz Ardestani, MD's NPI number?

Afrooz Ardestani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578701249, issued on Feb 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Afrooz Ardestani, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3580 Joseph Siewick Dr Ste 401, Fairfax, VA, 22033. Phone: (703) 391-4140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Afrooz Ardestani, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101256998, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Afrooz Ardestani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Afrooz Ardestani, MD had 1,119 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Afrooz Ardestani, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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