Farshid Paydar, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Cottonwood, AZ
Farshid Paydar, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Cottonwood, Arizona, and NPI 1376538678, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 26754, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farshid Paydar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 26754 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 S Calvary Way Ste D, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
- Phone
- (928) 649-2600
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- Fax
- (928) 649-7847
- Medicaid ID
- 438540 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050601000957); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 401 S Calvary Way Ste D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joshua Miller, O.D.Optometrist1457573537
Verify Farshid Paydar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 26754Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,463 Medicare Part D claims for 945 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate920 claims
- Latanoprost468 claims
- Tobramycin352 claims
- Timolol Maleate255 claims
- Erythromycin220 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate209 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): 47.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $45.51
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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 one group practice
- Farshid Paydar MD PCSedona, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Farshid Paydar among 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona
Farshid Paydar, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2000 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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
- Michael Ham, M.D.Prescott Valley, AZ 863141750385647
- James Arthur, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863051487625679
- Scott Markham, D.O.Prescott, AZ 863011972688836
- Steven Mortenson, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011962473595
- Robert Rummel, MD, PHDPrescott, AZ 863011033167093
- John Rummel, MDPrescott, AZ 863011932167632
- Todd Jackson, M.D.Kingman, AZ 864011609063775
- Jonathan Shader, DOLake Havasu City, AZ 864031689038986
Common questions
What is Farshid Paydar, MD's NPI number?
Farshid Paydar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376538678, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farshid Paydar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 S Calvary Way Ste D, Cottonwood, AZ, 86326. Phone: (928) 649-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farshid Paydar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 26754, 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 Farshid Paydar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farshid Paydar, MD had 3,463 Medicare Part D claims for 945 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Farshid Paydar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 47.6 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.
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.