Hengameh Zahed Kargaran, MD, PHD
Neurology Physician · Stanford, CA
Hengameh Zahed Kargaran, MD, PHD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Stanford, California, and NPI 1700310638, issued on Apr 18, 2017. Check the license (California A161388, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hengameh Zahed Kargaran
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A161388 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 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210830003496); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hengameh Zahed Kargaran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161388Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,123 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa305 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er231 claims
- Amantadine51 claims
- Donepezil Hcl50 claims
- Propranolol Hcl41 claims
- Clonazepam36 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $181.94
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Hengameh Zahed Kargaran among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Hengameh Zahed Kargaran, MD, PHD is one of 2,339 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 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 1,628 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 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
78 neurology physician records list a practice address in Stanford
They are 78 of the 5,606 NPPES records with a practice address in Stanford, and 2,339 neurology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Hengameh Zahed Kargaran, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Hengameh Zahed Kargaran, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700310638, issued on Apr 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hengameh Zahed Kargaran, MD, PHD 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 Hengameh Zahed Kargaran, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A161388, 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 Hengameh Zahed Kargaran, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hengameh Zahed Kargaran, MD, PHD had 1,123 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hengameh Zahed Kargaran, MD, PHD'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.
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.