Armand Ardestani, DO
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Palmdale, CA
Armand Ardestani, DO is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Palmdale, California, and NPI 1922636513, issued on Mar 30, 2020. Check the license (California 19838, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Armand Ardestani
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- 19838 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 819 Auto Center Dr, Palmdale, CA 93551
- Phone
- (661) 267-6876
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 819 Auto Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Alves, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1518018746
- Candice Behm, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255878666
- Rosana Budd, RN, NP, GNP, NPNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1245406800
- Rohit ChoudharyInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1033505607
- Arvinder Gill, D.O.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1528351582
- Scarlett Kang, MSN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1699380667
Verify Armand Ardestani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 19838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
212 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,399 among the 1,244 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin28 claims
- Meloxicam21 claims
- Pregabalin18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $54.49
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Coloplast Corp. The 955 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,453.48 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Universal Pain Management Medical CorporationPalmdale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California
There are 245 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.
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- Mehras Akhavan, MDSherman Oaks, CA1497817332
- Mary Ambach, M.D.Encinitas, CA1083769566
- Adam Amir, D.O.Palmdale, CA1407419922
- Bradford Anderson, M.D.Bakersfield, CA1891806832
- Aaron Arel, D.O.La Mirada, CA1346773520
- Randall Armstrong, M.D.Sacramento, CA1326063389
- Scott Au, M.D.Orange, CA1013165406
- Danielle Aufiero, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1588683254
Common questions
What is Armand Ardestani, DO's NPI number?
Armand Ardestani, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922636513, issued on Mar 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Armand Ardestani, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 819 Auto Center Dr, Palmdale, CA, 93551. Phone: (661) 267-6876. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Armand Ardestani, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 19838, 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 Armand Ardestani, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Armand Ardestani, DO had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,399. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.