Behnam Farahdel, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Panorama City, CA
Behnam Farahdel, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Panorama City, California, and NPI 1033229836, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California A76764, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Behnam Farahdel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A76764 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA 91402
- Phone
- (818) 375-2809
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 375-3034
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040126000980); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Behnam Farahdel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A76764Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,656 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam308 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa217 claims
- Ropinirole Hcl108 claims
- Topiramate95 claims
- Divalproex Sodium70 claims
- Gabapentin69 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPanorama City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Behnam Farahdel among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Behnam Farahdel, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Behnam Farahdel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Behnam Farahdel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033229836, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Behnam Farahdel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA, 91402. Phone: (818) 375-2809. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Behnam Farahdel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A76764, 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 Behnam Farahdel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Behnam Farahdel, M.D. had 1,656 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.