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
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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).
Elahhe Afkhamnejad among 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona
Elahhe Afkhamnejad, M.D. is one of 353 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 93% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2000 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207W00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allen Gu, MDPhoenix, AZ 850201750822185
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- Anuradha Paturi, MDPhoenix, AZ 850201275733701
- Christian Risser, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850201457482630
- Scott Sonne, MDPhoenix, AZ 850201902483662
- Robert Thomas, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850201134250343
- Robert Gervais, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850211376724955
- Aasim Kamal, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850211902895931
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.