Behnaz Farhang
Internal Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA
Behnaz Farhang is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1225569726, issued on Mar 25, 2017. Check the license (California A166906, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Behnaz Farhang
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A166906 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 Alhambra Blvd Ste 400, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 733-5098
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200904001623); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Behnaz Farhang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A166906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,953 Medicare Part D claims for 480 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 234 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium489 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate324 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium255 claims
- Gabapentin239 claims
- Lisinopril219 claims
- Losartan Potassium190 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: $50.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Trice Medical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Clara, CA
- Sutter Valley Medical FoundationSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Behnaz Farhang among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Behnaz Farhang is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
601 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento
They are 601 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Behnaz Farhang's NPI number?
Behnaz Farhang's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225569726, issued on Mar 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Behnaz Farhang located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Alhambra Blvd Ste 400, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 733-5098. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Behnaz Farhang's license?
NPPES lists California license number A166906, 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 Behnaz Farhang prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Behnaz Farhang had 6,953 Medicare Part D claims for 480 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.