NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1215045968, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (California A77810, 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
1215045968
Name
Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A77810 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
921 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone
(310) 208-7773
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 208-7753
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041015000915); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2000
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 921 Westwood Blvd

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

  1. Ricki Bernstein, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1831229350
  2. Gary Brown, PH.D., LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1487871026
  3. Robin Cohen, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1609963917
  4. Eda Gorbis, PHD, MFT.Mental Health Counselor1881890366
  5. C. Meyer, PH.D., PSY.D.Psychoanalyst1922212026
  6. Michael Roback, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1346306990

Verify Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi 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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,042 Medicare Part D claims for 504 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi3,042
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam218 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl215 claims
  3. Gabapentin200 claims
  4. Lorazepam195 claims
  5. Fluoxetine Hcl173 claims
  6. Alprazolam162 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 GroupWoodland Hills, CA

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

Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

987 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 987 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Allen, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241154452308
  2. John Altman, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241053480327
  3. Robert Ashley, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241255385886
  4. Henry Bender, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241154450336
  5. Franklin Dines, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241881763142
  6. Robert Gerner, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241083667455
  7. Thomas Kappeler, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241912070749
  8. Matthew Koury, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241376633735

Common questions

What is Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi, M.D.'s NPI number?

Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215045968, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 921 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Phone: (310) 208-7773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A77810, 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 Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anoshiravan Taheri-Tafreshi, M.D. had 3,042 Medicare Part D claims for 504 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.