Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Burbank, CA
Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1346461407, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (California 37368, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 37368 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 East Olive Ave, Burbank, CA 91501
- Phone
- (818) 567-4662
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 37368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
144 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin44 claims
- Ibuprofen35 claims
- Arestin23 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine15 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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: $676.21
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was OraPharma, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani, D.D.S. is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
81 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Burbank
They are 81 of the 3,375 NPPES records with a practice address in Burbank, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
All 17,852 in California → Every provider in Burbank → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Akop, DDSBurbank, CA 915011568503217
- Amy Gabriela Dimitrakopoulos, D.D.S.Burbank, CA 915011932535366
- Joseph Dossen, DDSBurbank, CA 915011962840694
- Jaikrishnan Kakanar, DDSBurbank, CA 915011285741074
- Arbi KeshishianBurbank, CA 915011073889721
- Harold Lubick, D.D.S., M.D.Burbank, CA 915011417958190
- Louis Mo, D.D.SBurbank, CA 915011891986402
- Katherine Panossian, DDSBurbank, CA 915011841348323
Common questions
What is Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346461407, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 East Olive Ave, Burbank, CA, 91501. Phone: (818) 567-4662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 37368, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani, D.D.S. had 144 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.