David Mehrdad Sayah, MD, PHD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
David Mehrdad Sayah, MD, PHD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1023288719, issued on Mar 10, 2008. Check the license (California A102982, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Mehrdad Sayah
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A102982 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Ucla Medical Plaza, Ste. 365-B, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 794-9938
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1023288719 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120524000362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Mehrdad Sayah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A102982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,421 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim265 claims
- Prednisone227 claims
- Azithromycin203 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium162 claims
- Alendronate Sodium109 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl95 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): 86.1 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: $20,068.33
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Mehrdad Sayah among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
David Mehrdad Sayah, MD, PHD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David Mehrdad Sayah, MD, PHD's NPI number?
David Mehrdad Sayah, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023288719, issued on Mar 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Mehrdad Sayah, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Ucla Medical Plaza, Ste. 365-B, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 794-9938. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Mehrdad Sayah, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A102982, 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 David Mehrdad Sayah, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Mehrdad Sayah, MD, PHD had 2,421 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Mehrdad Sayah, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.