Bahar Altaha, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Weston, WV
Bahar Altaha, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Weston, West Virginia, and NPI 1972531630, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 21456, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bahar Altaha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 21456 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 936 Sharpe Hospital RD, Weston, WV 26452
- Phone
- (304) 269-1210
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190415002176); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 238 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 936 Sharpe Hospital RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jordan Bowers, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063112449
- Barbara Cartwright, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1609583426
- Charles Chong, M.D.General Practice Physician1154453686
- Grace Chou, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497455877
- Paramjit Chumber, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1467497800
- Crystal Corica, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1558958405
Verify Bahar Altaha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 21456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl19 claims
- Buspirone Hcl12 claims
- Paliperidone Er11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bahar Altaha among 238 psychiatry physician records in West Virginia
Bahar Altaha, MD is one of 238 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 76% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Weston
They are 8 of the 498 NPPES records with a practice address in Weston, and 238 psychiatry physician records in West Virginia.
All 238 in West Virginia → Every provider in Weston → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paramjit Chumber, M.D.Weston, WV 264521467497800
- George Costin, M.D.Weston, WV 264521497976716
- Scott Gilchrist, MDWeston, WV 264521255656468
- Virginia Litz, DOWeston, WV 264521891051009
- Joy Parks, MDWeston, WV 264521902300478
- Abid Rizvi, MDWeston, WV 264521710472436
- Deep Yadava, M.D.Weston, WV 264521700048469
- Deborah Bergen, MDWestover, WV 265011912985128
Common questions
What is Bahar Altaha, MD's NPI number?
Bahar Altaha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972531630, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bahar Altaha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 936 Sharpe Hospital RD, Weston, WV, 26452. Phone: (304) 269-1210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bahar Altaha, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 21456, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bahar Altaha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bahar Altaha, MD had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.