NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aminu M. Birhan, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Lancaster, CA

Aminu M. Birhan, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lancaster, California, and NPI 1659507788, issued on Jun 3, 2009. Check the license (California A94185, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659507788
Name
Aminu M. Birhan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
A94185 CA
MD70065298 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Lancaster Kaiser Permanente Facility, Lancaster, CA 93534
Phone
(661) 726-2226
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2009
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090917000616); 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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Verify Aminu M. Birhan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,487 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Aminu Birhan1,487
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone211 claims
  2. Abiraterone Acetate200 claims
  3. Lenalidomide160 claims
  4. Anastrozole78 claims
  5. Dexamethasone74 claims
  6. Xarelto63 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupHarbor City, CA

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

Aminu M. Birhan among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Aminu M. Birhan, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

55 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lancaster

They are 55 of the 4,273 NPPES records with a practice address in Lancaster, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harihar Agarwal, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341215964150
  2. Naili Chen, D.O., MPH, MASCLancaster, CA 935341649251661
  3. Anthony Dulgeroff, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341720199763
  4. Antony Fung, MDLancaster, CA 935341477526846
  5. Miranda Gaw, MDLancaster, CA 935341891705885
  6. Marvin Ginsburg, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341508976580
  7. Shahid Hassan, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341851401988
  8. Charles Lim, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341205947231

Common questions

What is Aminu M. Birhan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Aminu M. Birhan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659507788, issued on Jun 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aminu M. Birhan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Lancaster Kaiser Permanente Facility, Lancaster, CA, 93534. Phone: (661) 726-2226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aminu M. Birhan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A94185, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aminu M. Birhan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aminu M. Birhan, M.D. had 1,487 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.