Bahram Panbehi, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · El Cajon, CA
Bahram Panbehi, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in El Cajon, California, and NPI 1518163609, issued on Jun 25, 2007. Check the license (California C165357, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bahram Panbehi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- C165357 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Broadway, Suite 210, El Cajon, CA 92021
- Phone
- (619) 401-5500
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220930003049); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bahram Panbehi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C165357Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,817 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl188 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate149 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate143 claims
- Olanzapine115 claims
- Aripiprazole113 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl113 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: $115.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 2 group practices
- Big Leap Medical Group OF California P.C.La Jolla, CA
- County OF San DiegoSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bahram Panbehi among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Bahram Panbehi, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
All 8,673 in California → Every provider in El Cajon → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carmelita Barros, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211922200310
- Vijay Chennamchetty, MD, MPHEl Cajon, CA 920211811194145
- Bret Gallihugh, DOEl Cajon, CA 920211003566886
- Robert Gorney, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211144486390
- Salu John, M.DEl Cajon, CA 920211760761118
- Ha Mistry, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211619941820
- Joanna Palica, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211144363102
- Stephen Tokraks, D.O.El Cajon, CA 920211245459833
Common questions
What is Bahram Panbehi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bahram Panbehi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518163609, issued on Jun 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bahram Panbehi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Broadway, Suite 210, El Cajon, CA, 92021. Phone: (619) 401-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bahram Panbehi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C165357, 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 Bahram Panbehi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bahram Panbehi, M.D. had 1,817 Medicare Part D claims for 93 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.