Babak Tashakkor, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Arcadia, CA
Babak Tashakkor, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Arcadia, California, and NPI 1548227796, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (California A63829, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Babak Tashakkor
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A63829 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007
- Phone
- (626) 793-1227
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 793-3794
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040131000049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 301 W Huntington Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mara Arnold, DDSDentist1558913533
- David Bae, DPMPodiatrist1093811077
- Peter Browne, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1730156670
- Timothy Centola, PTPhysical Therapist1205126372
- Pai-Hsiang Chen, D.OInternal Medicine Physician1063405892
- James Chuang, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1720195977
Verify Babak Tashakkor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A63829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,351 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis610 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate397 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate290 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium273 claims
- Furosemide218 claims
- Carvedilol197 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,324.44
105 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Southern California Heart SpecialistsPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Babak Tashakkor among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Babak Tashakkor, MD 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mir Ali, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910071376567776
- Terrence Baruch, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910071801846480
- Enrique Blesa, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910071497705099
- Stephen Soldo, MDArcadia, CA 910071851356745
- Douglas Yun, MDArcadia, CA 910071487611679
- Lee Herman, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910061386697159
- Otto Kahn, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910061194045633
- Karl Vogelbach, MDArcadia, CA 910061487611638
Common questions
What is Babak Tashakkor, MD's NPI number?
Babak Tashakkor, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548227796, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Babak Tashakkor, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA, 91007. Phone: (626) 793-1227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Babak Tashakkor, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A63829, 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 Babak Tashakkor, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Babak Tashakkor, MD had 4,351 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Babak Tashakkor, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.