Bahareh Behrooz Binesh, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Bahareh Behrooz Binesh, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1508284316, issued on Mar 31, 2014. Check the license (California A146831, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bahareh Behrooz Binesh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A146831 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 400, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 475-1111
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2023
- Fax
- (831) 476-5020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170831000195); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bahareh Behrooz Binesh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A146831Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
304 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Furosemide13 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): 96.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $40.87
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bahareh Behrooz Binesh among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Bahareh Behrooz Binesh, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
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- Yolanda Cuadros, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651619987203
- Richard Hamner, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651588660401
- Rema Hanna, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651265571202
- Donaldo Hernandez, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651588644470
- Nhat Hoang, DOSanta Cruz, CA 950651215196480
Common questions
What is Bahareh Behrooz Binesh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bahareh Behrooz Binesh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508284316, issued on Mar 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bahareh Behrooz Binesh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 400, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 475-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bahareh Behrooz Binesh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A146831, 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 Bahareh Behrooz Binesh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bahareh Behrooz Binesh, M.D. had 304 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bahareh Behrooz Binesh, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.