Elahhe Afkhamnejad, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Elahhe Afkhamnejad, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1659993897, issued on May 11, 2020. Check the license (Arizona 72494, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elahhe Afkhamnejad
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 72494 AZ
BP10071284 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1750 E Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85020
- Phone
- (602) 242-4928
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240731000954); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1750 E Glendale Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Elahhe Afkhamnejad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 72494Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate32 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine22 claims
- Bacitracin-Polymyxin18 claims
- Moxifloxacin18 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: $2,160.30
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Associated Retina Consultants LtdPhoenix, AZ
- District Medical Group IncPhoenix, AZ
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 Elahhe Afkhamnejad, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elahhe Afkhamnejad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659993897, issued on May 11, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elahhe Afkhamnejad, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1750 E Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85020. Phone: (602) 242-4928. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elahhe Afkhamnejad, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 72494, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elahhe Afkhamnejad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elahhe Afkhamnejad, M.D. had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.