NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darius Gharib, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Encino, CA

Darius Gharib, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1013929918, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (California A42217, as entered in NPPES) 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013929918
Name
Darius Gharib
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A42217 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16133 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436
Phone
(818) 501-5201
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 7, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 530-5322
Medicaid ID
00A422170 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100311000339); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Darius Gharib in five checks

  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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4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

14,065 Medicare Part D claims for 494 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 149 claims were for opioids.

  1. Darius Gharib14,065
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium820 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium556 claims
  3. Ozempic423 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl Er374 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium359 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium304 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $343.11

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Darius Gharib$343.11
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Darius Gharib among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Darius Gharib, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Encino

They are 44 of the 3,136 NPPES records with a practice address in Encino, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Isaac Adatto, M.D.Encino, CA 914361437263845
  2. Esfandiar Esfandiarifard, MDEncino, CA 914361063514479
  3. Jasmin Javaherian, D.OEncino, CA 914361447294715
  4. David Kayne, M.D.Encino, CA 914361144334533
  5. Melvin Khaw, M.D.Encino, CA 914361487624045
  6. Allan Klass, M DEncino, CA 914361346261039
  7. Ulf Lando, MDEncino, CA 914361487769063
  8. Melvin Monsher, M.D.Encino, CA 914361306860416

Common questions

What is Darius Gharib, M.D.'s NPI number?

Darius Gharib, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013929918, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darius Gharib, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16133 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA, 91436. Phone: (818) 501-5201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darius Gharib, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A42217, 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 Darius Gharib, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Darius Gharib, M.D. had 14,065 Medicare Part D claims for 494 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Darius Gharib, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.

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