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2026 NPPES data Nephrology Physician NPI 1285660456 MD
Verify on CMS → Marjan Chegounchi, MD
Nephrology Physician in Inglewood, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,569 in Nephrology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 317 beneficiaries · Nephrology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
92.4/100
▲ 9 pts above national avg 83.1 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$255.13
8 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Marjan Chegounchi, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92.4/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 4,569 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 92.4/100
- MIPS score · +9 vs avg
- 5K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 83%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Marjan Chegounchi, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
92 Top 32% higher than 68% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Marjan Chegounchi, MD sits
This provider among nephrology physician peers
Across the 2,476 nephrology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Marjan Chegounchi, MD writes more Part D claims than 93% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 73% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one nephrology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Marjan Chegounchi, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Marjan Chegounchi, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Marjan Chegounchi, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Nephrology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
4,569 214% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
92.4/100 9.3 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Nephrology Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Marjan Chegounchi, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Nephrology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 92.4/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Nephrology Physician) - 92.4/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Marjan Chegounchi, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Nephrology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 501 E HARDY ST, Inglewood, CA, 90301, with a listed phone of (310) 671-6364. NPI 1285660456 was issued on 06/23/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 4,569 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 317 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $433K in drug spend, split 16% brand-name and 83% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.9%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 92.4/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 100, Cost 41.4), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Nephrology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 10,569 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 1,454 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1285660456 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Nephrology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 06/23/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
92.4121
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
100
Quality
41.3735
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Marjan Chegounchi, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Centinela Hospitalist Medical Group Inc
Inglewood, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Marjan Chegounchi, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$255
Largest payer
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Marjan Chegounchi, MD. To verify Marjan Chegounchi, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Marjan Chegounchi, MD - brand share 16.0%
Nephrology Physician average
16% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 4,569 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
4,569
Total Claims
$433K
Total Drug Cost
317
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 6,211
- Total Day Supply
- 167,787
- Brand vs Generic
- 16% brand / 83% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $310K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $118K
- Opioid Claims
- 89 (1.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 117
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.34
- Gender Split
- 56% female / 44% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 62, 65-74: 137, 75-84: 69, 85+: 49
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Marjan Chegounchi, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
264 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
261 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
234 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
181 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
145 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl
Hydralazine Hcl
118 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
115 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
112 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Amlodipine Besylate | 264 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 261 |
| Furosemide | 234 |
| Gabapentin | 181 |
| Lisinopril | 145 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | 118 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 115 |
| Metformin Hcl | 112 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 93 |
| Losartan Potassium | 92 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Nephrology Physician Overview
How Marjan Chegounchi, MD fits within the Nephrology Physician landscape nationally.
10,569
Nephrology Physician Providers in US
55
States with Nephrology Physician
1,454
Avg Claims per Provider
Marjan Chegounchi, MD's 4,569 claims are above the specialty average of 1,454.
Nearby Nephrology Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Chegounchi.
Dr. Antoine Abcar
MD
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Basmah Abdalla
M.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Omaran Abdeen
M.D.
Mission Hills, CA
Dr. Anas Abou-Ismail
MD
Palm Springs, CA
Dr. Sreedhar Adapa
M.D.
Visalia, CA
Compare Nephrology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Marjan Chegounchi, MD's specialty? ▼
Marjan Chegounchi, MD specializes in Nephrology Physician and practices in Inglewood, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does Marjan Chegounchi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Marjan Chegounchi, MD wrote 4,569 Medicare Part D claims totaling $433K in drug costs for 317 beneficiaries.
What is Marjan Chegounchi, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Marjan Chegounchi, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 92.4/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 41.4). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Marjan Chegounchi, MD located? ▼
Marjan Chegounchi, MD is located at 501 E HARDY ST, Inglewood, CA, 90301. Phone: (310) 671-6364.
What is Marjan Chegounchi, MD's NPI number? ▼
Marjan Chegounchi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285660456, issued on 06/23/2006.
Does Marjan Chegounchi, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Marjan Chegounchi, MD's prescribing is 16% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $310K in brand drug costs.
Does Marjan Chegounchi, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Marjan Chegounchi, MD had 89 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.9%.
How many Nephrology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 10,569 Nephrology Physician providers across 55 states in the US. The average Nephrology Physician provider writes 1,454 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Marjan Chegounchi, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Marjan Chegounchi, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Amlodipine Besylate, Atorvastatin Calcium, Furosemide. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Marjan Chegounchi, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Marjan Chegounchi, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,569 Part D claims and 317 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Marjan Chegounchi, MD's credentials? ▼
Marjan Chegounchi, MD's NPI is 1285660456 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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