Bashir Akhavan Tafti, M.D
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Bashir Akhavan Tafti, M.D is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1154556306, issued on May 18, 2009. Check the license (California A117619, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bashir Akhavan Tafti
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- A117619 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 757 Westwood Plz Ste 1638, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 267-8796
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 267-2059
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190910003174); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bashir Akhavan Tafti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A117619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average diagnostic radiology physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 51 among the 2,711 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,928.33
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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.
6 hospitals and group practices
- Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Adventist Health DelanoDelano, CA · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Adventist Health Medical Center TehachapiTehachapi, CA
- Hanford Community HospitalHanford, CA
- Reedley Community HospitalReedley, CA
- San Joaquin Community HospitalBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Bashir Akhavan Tafti among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California
Bashir Akhavan Tafti, M.D is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Bashir Akhavan Tafti, M.D's NPI number?
Bashir Akhavan Tafti, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154556306, issued on May 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bashir Akhavan Tafti, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 757 Westwood Plz Ste 1638, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 267-8796. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bashir Akhavan Tafti, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A117619, 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 Bashir Akhavan Tafti, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bashir Akhavan Tafti, M.D had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among diagnostic radiology physician prescribers was 51. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bashir Akhavan Tafti, M.D's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.