NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Simon, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Tarzana, CA

Benjamin Simon, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Tarzana, California, and NPI 1679550909, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (California C41270, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679550909
Name
Benjamin Simon
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
C41270 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18370 Burbank Blvd, Tarzana, CA 91356
Phone
(818) 345-5580
Enumerated
Dec 28, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 774-0458
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040602000768); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1981
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 18370 Burbank Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Daryl Alexander, MDSpecialist1629143185
  3. Peter Brian Andersson, MDNeurology Physician1326063843
  4. Raymond Bailey, MDInternal Medicine Physician1346347408
  5. Robert Barnhard, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1215962899
  6. Snunit Ben - Ozer, MDReproductive Endocrinology Physician1437286952

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  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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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,640 Medicare Part D claims for 615 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Benjamin Simon3,640
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium554 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate306 claims
  3. Eliquis246 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate240 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium234 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium225 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: $70.35

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was iRhythm Technologies, Inc. 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.

  1. Benjamin Simon$70.35
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Providence Medical InstituteGlendale, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Simon among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Benjamin Simon, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Uri Ben-Zur, M.D.,F.A.C.C.Tarzana, CA 913561164433868
  2. Michael Burnam, MDTarzana, CA 913561700958139
  3. Richard Cain, MDTarzana, CA 913561932294865
  4. Marc Ehrich, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561366429680
  5. Afshine Emrani, MDTarzana, CA 913561356360887
  6. Daniel Manavi, MDTarzana, CA 913561467477885
  7. Ira Perry, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561699752956
  8. Richard Wong, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561063499325

Common questions

What is Benjamin Simon, M.D.'s NPI number?

Benjamin Simon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679550909, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Simon, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18370 Burbank Blvd, Tarzana, CA, 91356. Phone: (818) 345-5580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Simon, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C41270, 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 Benjamin Simon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Simon, M.D. had 3,640 Medicare Part D claims for 615 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.