NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Behnoosh Afghani, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Orange, CA

Behnoosh Afghani, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1528148681, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (California 000000G69511, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528148681
Name
Behnoosh Afghani
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
000000G69511 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Uci Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 456-8978
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Behnoosh Afghani in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

40 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Behnoosh Afghani40
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate13 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.

Behnoosh Afghani among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Behnoosh Afghani, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 81% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Quincy Almond, M.D.Orange, CA 928681578573697
  2. Alpesh Amin, MDOrange, CA 928681457394801
  3. Sean Amos, M.D.Orange, CA 928681992715007
  4. Andrea Avery, MDOrange, CA 928681144300229
  5. Amish Dangodara, MDOrange, CA 928681093895195
  6. Israel De Alba, MDOrange, CA 928681639259732
  7. Dang Khoa T Duong, MDOrange, CA 928681346320488
  8. Diego Gonzalez, M.D.Orange, CA 928681326058371

Common questions

What is Behnoosh Afghani, MD's NPI number?

Behnoosh Afghani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528148681, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Behnoosh Afghani, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Uci Medical Center, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-8978. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Behnoosh Afghani, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 000000G69511, 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 Behnoosh Afghani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Behnoosh Afghani, MD had 40 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.