NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kandan Baban, D.O.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Escondido, CA

Kandan Baban, D.O. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1285954941, issued on Jun 4, 2010. Check the license (California 20A10598, 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
1285954941
Name
Kandan Baban
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
20A10598 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 E 2ND Ave Ste 260, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone
(760) 291-6700
Enumerated
Jun 4, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2025
Fax
(760) 291-6862
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101206000271); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

4,105 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Kandan Baban4,105
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis506 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate403 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium377 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate269 claims
  5. Lisinopril247 claims
  6. Furosemide230 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): 80.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $149.45

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kandan Baban$149.45
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Graybill Medical Group IncEscondido, CA

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

Kandan Baban among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Kandan Baban, D.O. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Moir, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251063411544
  2. Robert Stein, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251922063270
  3. Walter Westinghouse, MDEscondido, CA 920251083735807
  4. Riaz Ahmed, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241376593871
  5. Roy Avalos, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241154399632
  6. Maurice Buchbinder, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241851369813
  7. Brian Carlos, MDEncinitas, CA 920241730127515
  8. Martin Charlat, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241790753770

Common questions

What is Kandan Baban, D.O.'s NPI number?

Kandan Baban, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285954941, issued on Jun 4, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kandan Baban, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 E 2ND Ave Ste 260, Escondido, CA, 92025. Phone: (760) 291-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kandan Baban, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A10598, 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 Kandan Baban, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kandan Baban, D.O. had 4,105 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kandan Baban, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 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.

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