Behzad Taghizadeh, M.D., FACC
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · El Cajon, CA
Behzad Taghizadeh, M.D., FACC is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in El Cajon, California, and NPI 1275514986, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (California C58208, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Behzad Taghizadeh
- Credential
- M.D., FACC
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- C58208 CA
200300293 NC
0101232582 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 Avocado Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020
- Phone
- (619) 582-2404
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- Fax
- (619) 243-3236
- Medicaid IDs
- 010117321 VA
010117364 VA
010116716 VA
010117313 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140623001399); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 280 Avocado Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Corey Marco, MDFamily Medicine Physician1225097991
Verify Behzad Taghizadeh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C58208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,455 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis176 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate141 claims
- Carvedilol113 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium89 claims
- Lisinopril86 claims
- Flecainide Acetate83 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 37.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $611.70
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 one group practice
- Btla VILa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Behzad Taghizadeh, M.D., FACC's NPI number?
Behzad Taghizadeh, M.D., FACC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275514986, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Behzad Taghizadeh, M.D., FACC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 Avocado Ave, El Cajon, CA, 92020. Phone: (619) 582-2404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Behzad Taghizadeh, M.D., FACC's license?
NPPES lists California license number C58208, 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 Behzad Taghizadeh, M.D., FACC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Behzad Taghizadeh, M.D., FACC had 1,455 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Behzad Taghizadeh, M.D., FACC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 37.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.