NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922636513
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
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250918004555); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Touro Un Col Of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, 2020
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 819 Auto Center Dr

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

  1. Daniel Alves, MDPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1518018746
  2. Candice Behm, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255878666
  3. Rosana Budd, RN, NP, GNP, NPNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1245406800
  4. Rohit ChoudharyInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1033505607
  5. Arvinder Gill, D.O.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1528351582
  6. Scarlett Kang, MSN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1699380667

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  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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86% 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 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.

  1. Armand Ardestani212
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin28 claims
  2. Meloxicam21 claims
  3. Pregabalin18 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
  5. 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Coloplast Corp. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Armand Ardestani$54.49
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

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. Universal Pain Management Medical CorporationPalmdale, CA

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

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California

There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.

Other pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California

  1. Vibha Agrawal, MDPasadena, CA1528196045
  2. Mehras Akhavan, MDSherman Oaks, CA1497817332
  3. Dickran Altounian, D.O.Encino, CA1063862290
  4. Daniel Alves, MDPalmdale, CA1518018746
  5. Mary Ambach, M.D.Encinitas, CA1083769566
  6. Adam Amir, D.O.Palmdale, CA1407419922
  7. Bradford Anderson, M.D.Bakersfield, CA1891806832
  8. Aaron Arel, D.O.La Mirada, CA1346773520
  9. Sean Ataee, M.D.Santa Ana, CA1144363011
  10. Scott Au, M.D.Orange, CA1013165406

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 1,479. 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.