NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hammad Ghanchi, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Stanford, CA

Hammad Ghanchi, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Stanford, California, and NPI 1457746554, issued on Apr 6, 2015. Check the license (California 20A15170, 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
1457746554
Name
Hammad Ghanchi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
20A15170 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
Phone
(650) 723-4000
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 27, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220713002369); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2015
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 300 Pasteur Dr

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

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1194351007
  2. Oliver Aalami, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1225229024
  3. Alistair Aaronson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1457628760
  4. Sumaira Aasi, MDMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1780675181
  5. Fahim Abbasi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1841484037
  6. Mohamad Abbass, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1679492151

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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

98 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hammad Ghanchi98
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Methocarbamol20 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
  4. Gabapentin12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $533.99

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hammad Ghanchi$534
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupWoodland Hills, CA

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

Hammad Ghanchi among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Hammad Ghanchi, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

89 neurological surgery physician records list a practice address in Stanford

They are 89 of the 5,606 NPPES records with a practice address in Stanford, and 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Adler, MDStanford, CA 943051780736199
  2. Steven Chang, MDStanford, CA 943051437214046
  3. Atman Desai, MDPalo Alto, CA 943051356444822
  4. Robert Dodd, MD, PHDStanford, CA 943051134276777
  5. Gerald Grant, M.DStanford, CA 943051689646796
  6. Odette Harris, MDStanford, CA 943051144237009
  7. Syed Karim, MD.Stanford, CA 943051619991023
  8. Robert Lieberson, MDStanford, CA 943051598863326

Common questions

What is Hammad Ghanchi, MD's NPI number?

Hammad Ghanchi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457746554, issued on Apr 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hammad Ghanchi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hammad Ghanchi, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A15170, 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 Hammad Ghanchi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hammad Ghanchi, MD had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hammad Ghanchi, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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