NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Armin J. Bandari, MD, FACC

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Luis Obispo, CA

Armin J. Bandari, MD, FACC is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1679750574, issued on Jan 23, 2008. Check the license (California A105051, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679750574
Name
Armin J. Bandari
Credential
MD, FACC
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A105051 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1370 Chorro St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone
(805) 329-6762
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 3, 2025
Fax
(855) 538-3137
Medicaid ID
GR0068680 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080916000152); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2002
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 1370 Chorro St

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

  1. Michaela Bixler, R.D.H.Dental Hygienist1215016308
  2. Jodi Burdick, R.D.A.Dental Assistant1811076912
  3. Amanda Dutra, RDADental Assistant1821176009
  4. Micheline Mehall, RDH 17521Dental Hygienist1346333119
  5. Laura O FarrellDental Assistant1144308339
  6. Nathan Wong, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1265864151

Verify Armin J. Bandari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A105051
    Check the board
  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
Open the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

4,251 Medicare Part D claims for 624 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Armin Bandari4,251
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate751 claims
  2. Eliquis459 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium339 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium245 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate235 claims
  6. Valsartan231 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%85.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pacific Central Coast Health CentersSan Luis Obispo, CA

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

Armin J. Bandari among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Armin J. Bandari, MD, FACC is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lorianna Fletcher, MD, FACCSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011497715023
  2. Thinn Hlaing, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011699976993
  3. Joel Lardizabal, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011508960527
  4. Adam Niku, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011760837447
  5. Matthew Petersen, DOSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011396206397
  6. Steven Pontius, M.D., F.A.C.C.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011750360350
  7. Gholamreza Pourzia, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011487635546
  8. David Puro, MD, FACCSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011245290741

Common questions

What is Armin J. Bandari, MD, FACC's NPI number?

Armin J. Bandari, MD, FACC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679750574, issued on Jan 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Armin J. Bandari, MD, FACC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1370 Chorro St, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 329-6762. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Armin J. Bandari, MD, FACC's license?

NPPES lists California license number A105051, 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 Armin J. Bandari, MD, FACC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Armin J. Bandari, MD, FACC had 4,251 Medicare Part D claims for 624 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Armin J. Bandari, MD, FACC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.