NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daanish Ahmad, MD

Surgery Physician · Torrance, CA

Daanish Ahmad, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1568194652, issued on Jun 27, 2022. Check the license 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
1568194652
Name
Daanish Ahmad
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
R79320 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(424) 306-8070
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2022
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(424) 389-7590
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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Also registered at 1000 W Carson St

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  1. Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
  2. Brenda Abarca, MDPsychiatry Physician1407485527
  3. Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
  4. Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
  5. Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
  6. Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125

Verify Daanish Ahmad in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Daanish Ahmad23
  2. Specialty average147

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.

Daanish Ahmad among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Daanish Ahmad, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 97% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Armen Aboulian, MDTorrance, CA 905021194917252
  2. Fernando Antelo, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021295927887
  3. Noemi Capistrano, NPTorrance, CA 905021225117963
  4. Christine Dauphine, MDTorrance, CA 905021437262813
  5. Bryan Goldner, DOTorrance, CA 905021811129034
  6. Danielle Hari, MDTorrance, CA 905021134275167
  7. Joyce HoTorrance, CA 905021366636995
  8. Alicia Holt, MDTorrance, CA 905021659565281

Common questions

What is Daanish Ahmad, MD's NPI number?

Daanish Ahmad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568194652, issued on Jun 27, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daanish Ahmad, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (424) 306-8070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daanish Ahmad, MD's license?

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 Daanish Ahmad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daanish Ahmad, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.