Farhad Darbandi, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Farhad Darbandi, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1639437908, issued on Apr 24, 2012. Check the license (Arizona 55842, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farhad Darbandi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 55842 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18444 N 25TH Ave Ste 210, Phoenix, AZ 85023
- Phone
- (866) 974-2673
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (866) 939-2673
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181003003122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 18444 N 25TH Ave Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Farhad Darbandi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 55842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
231 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 83 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen45 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Methylprednisolone33 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Meloxicam20 claims
- Gabapentin13 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: $1,856.29
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was ImpactOrtho, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Honorhealth AmbulatoryPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Arizona.
Other orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Arizona
- Thomas Acott, MDGilbert, AZ1760826853
- Damon Adamany, MDSun City West, AZ1770622771
- Tanay Amin, M.D.Peoria, AZ1013170232
- Giles Becker, M.D.Tucson, AZ1932472826
- Timothy Beer, MDTucson, AZ1992709240
- Douglas Bobb, D.O.Phoenix, AZ1679563167
- Andrew Braunstein, M.D.Tucson, AZ1710151048
- Kraig Burgess, D.O.Glendale, AZ1396735882
- Thomas Butler, MDTucson, AZ1205838398
- Peter Campbell, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1225212962
Common questions
What is Farhad Darbandi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Farhad Darbandi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639437908, issued on Apr 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farhad Darbandi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18444 N 25TH Ave Ste 210, Phoenix, AZ, 85023. Phone: (866) 974-2673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farhad Darbandi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 55842, 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 Farhad Darbandi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farhad Darbandi, M.D. had 231 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.