Behnam Khaleghi, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Orange, CA
Behnam Khaleghi, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1154306678, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (California C54349, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Behnam Khaleghi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- C54349 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 805 W LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 628-9342
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 628-9759
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111110000098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Behnam Khaleghi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C54349Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,724 Medicare Part D claims for 616 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 105 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate334 claims
- Prednisone289 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate246 claims
- Gabapentin202 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl186 claims
- Leflunomide107 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): 79.2 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: $4,861.41
233 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Pacific Rheumatology Medical Center, Inc.Laguna Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Behnam Khaleghi among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Behnam Khaleghi, MD is one of 926 rheumatology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Cheng, DOOrange, CA 928681003109513
- Sheetal Desai, MDOrange, CA 928681699966861
- Priyanka Iyer, M.B.B.S, M.P.HOrange, CA 928681245662055
- George Lawry, MDOrange, CA 928681043208994
- Joo-Hyung Lee, MDOrange, CA 928681306891346
Common questions
What is Behnam Khaleghi, MD's NPI number?
Behnam Khaleghi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154306678, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Behnam Khaleghi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 W LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 628-9342. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Behnam Khaleghi, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C54349, 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 Khaleghi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Behnam Khaleghi, MD had 2,724 Medicare Part D claims for 616 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Behnam Khaleghi, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.2 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.