Jonathan Joseph Falakassa, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Van Nuys, CA
Jonathan Joseph Falakassa, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Van Nuys, California, and NPI 1285959106, issued on Apr 3, 2010. Check the license (California A135025, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jonathan Joseph Falakassa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- A135025 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6815 Noble Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91405
- Phone
- (818) 901-6600
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 997-7826
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150923002813); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6815 Noble Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jan Matthew Angeles, NPNurse Practitioner1942989801
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Verify Jonathan Joseph Falakassa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A135025Check 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 surgery of the spine physician in 2024
471 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 67 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam147 claims
- Methylprednisolone70 claims
- Gabapentin61 claims
- Methocarbamol39 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 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): 77.6 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: $273.24
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jonathan Joseph Falakassa among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
Jonathan Joseph Falakassa, MD is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
All 314 in California → Every provider in Van Nuys → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Babak Barcohana, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051659454841
- Brian Grossman, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051518996859
- Todd Moldawer, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051841226370
- William Mouradian, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051215029327
- Steven Schopler, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051417988791
- Gil Tepper, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031821147976
- Alexander GhasemPanorama City, CA 914021811315641
- Arash Yaghoobian, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914111972821809
Common questions
What is Jonathan Joseph Falakassa, MD's NPI number?
Jonathan Joseph Falakassa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285959106, issued on Apr 3, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jonathan Joseph Falakassa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6815 Noble Ave, Van Nuys, CA, 91405. Phone: (818) 901-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jonathan Joseph Falakassa, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A135025, 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 Jonathan Joseph Falakassa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jonathan Joseph Falakassa, MD had 471 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jonathan Joseph Falakassa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.6 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.