Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACR
Rheumatology Physician · San Diego, CA
Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACR is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1134109390, issued on Jan 21, 2006. Check the license (California C52328, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mahmood Pazirandeh
- Credential
- MD, FACP, FACR
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- C52328 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3633 Camino Del Rio S, San Diego, CA 92108
- Phone
- (619) 287-9730
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 287-4516
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100615000339); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3633 Camino Del Rio S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Brown, DCChiropractor1548337835
- Ashley Isabell, PAMedical Physician Assistant1861829251
- Gayle Kookootsedes, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1720428048
- Karin Kristensen, PSYDClinical Psychologist1235162041
- Cindea Metzler, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1487690483
- Barbara Moncrieff, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1326015736
Verify Mahmood Pazirandeh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C52328Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,516 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims. 142 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate150 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate134 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen101 claims
- Alendronate Sodium71 claims
- Prolia66 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick58 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): 64.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,986.56
193 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Morrison Multi-Specialties Companies IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mahmood Pazirandeh among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACR is one of 926 rheumatology 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1958 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Monica Budianu, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081699967083
- Ara Dikranian, M.DSan Diego, CA 921081609962026
- Gayle Kookootsedes, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081720428048
- Arthur Mabaquiao, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081730271933
- Malahat Movahedian, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081386022945
- Natasha Conley, D.O.San Diego, CA 921091639136344
- Firooezh Motamedi, MDSan Diego, CA 921091285720227
- Ross Howard, M.D.San Diego, CA 921061447791181
Common questions
What is Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACR's NPI number?
Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACR's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134109390, issued on Jan 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACR located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3633 Camino Del Rio S, San Diego, CA, 92108. Phone: (619) 287-9730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACR's license?
NPPES lists California license number C52328, 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 Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACR prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACR had 1,516 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACR's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.7 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.
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.