NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fawaz Faisal, MD

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician · Burbank, CA

Fawaz Faisal, MD is a sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1487679361, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (California A50545, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487679361
Name
Fawaz Faisal
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 2084S0012X
License number
A50545 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1218 W Olive Ave, Burbank, CA 91506
Phone
(818) 845-2255
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 845-2828
Medicaid ID
00A505450 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040324001636); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1218 W Olive Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kelli Hernandez, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1285872267
  2. Oliver Rago, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1720588908
  3. Homayoun Saeid, M.D.Legal Medicine1467671545

Verify Fawaz Faisal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in 2024

3,956 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries, against an average of 655 among the 377 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Fawaz Faisal3,956
  2. Specialty average655

Most prescribed

  1. Memantine Hcl515 claims
  2. Gabapentin415 claims
  3. Donepezil Hcl264 claims
  4. Levetiracetam218 claims
  5. Ropinirole Hcl153 claims
  6. Primidone122 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,443.11

50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was LivaNova USA, Inc. The 278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,572.43 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fawaz Faisal$1,443.11
  2. Specialty average$5,572.43

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

  1. Cognacare Neurologic, IncGlendale, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Fawaz Faisal among 53 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in California

Fawaz Faisal, MD is one of 53 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 39 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084S0012X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers in California

There are 53 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in California.

The 8 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Victoria Sharma, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421033236682
  2. Bradley Schnierow, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371801832522
  3. Nevin Arora, MDVista, CA 920811518191949
  4. Anoop Karippot, MDSan Diego, CA 921311609979871
  5. Sunitha Nune, M.D.San Bernardino, CA 924081275829533
  6. Paul Maistros, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081275532301
  7. Mark Buchfuhrer, MDDowney, CA 902411639130693
  8. Cathy Cheng, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928071427347673

Common questions

What is Fawaz Faisal, MD's NPI number?

Fawaz Faisal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487679361, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fawaz Faisal, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1218 W Olive Ave, Burbank, CA, 91506. Phone: (818) 845-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fawaz Faisal, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A50545, 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 Fawaz Faisal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fawaz Faisal, MD had 3,956 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician prescribers was 655. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Fawaz Faisal, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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