Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Laguna Niguel, CA
Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, California, and NPI 1902125776, issued on May 19, 2010. Check the license (California A118279, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A118279 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 27781 LA Paz RD, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
- Phone
- (949) 831-0300
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 831-0339
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130207000405); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A118279Check 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 family medicine physician in 2024
7,808 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium504 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium480 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate243 claims
- Metformin Hcl228 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium210 claims
- Losartan Potassium186 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): 91.6 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: $772.43
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2010, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Niguel
They are 25 of the 885 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Karen Fu, M.DLaguna Niguel, CA 926771528007861
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Common questions
What is Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902125776, issued on May 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27781 LA Paz RD, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677. Phone: (949) 831-0300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A118279, 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 Haghighi Motlagh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, M.D. had 7,808 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 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.