NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346461407
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
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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.

  1. Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani144
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin44 claims
  2. Ibuprofen35 claims
  3. Arestin23 claims
  4. Acetaminophen-Codeine15 claims
  5. 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.

  1. Behzad Shirazi-Ardestani$676.21
  2. Specialty average$597.01

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.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Akop, DDSBurbank, CA 915011568503217
  2. Amy Gabriela Dimitrakopoulos, D.D.S.Burbank, CA 915011932535366
  3. Joseph Dossen, DDSBurbank, CA 915011962840694
  4. Jaikrishnan Kakanar, DDSBurbank, CA 915011285741074
  5. Arbi KeshishianBurbank, CA 915011073889721
  6. Harold Lubick, D.D.S., M.D.Burbank, CA 915011417958190
  7. Louis Mo, D.D.SBurbank, CA 915011891986402
  8. 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.