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
- 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
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, MDPain Medicine (Physical 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-CPsychiatric/Mental Health 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
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.
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; 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.
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
- 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).
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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.