Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PHD
Dermatology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PHD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1649767781, issued on Apr 14, 2018. Check the license (California A176648, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehdi Farshchian
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A176648 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 510, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 917-3376
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2022
- Fax
- (310) 582-6302
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220617001084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2020 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 510
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Verify Mehdi Farshchian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A176648Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,223 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole222 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide112 claims
- Mupirocin108 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate105 claims
- Dupixent Pen69 claims
- Fluocinonide55 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): 76.2 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: $260.00
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- The 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).
Mehdi Farshchian among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PHD is one of 2,083 dermatology 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 2018, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Beynet, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041679651590
- Gregory Colman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041003884925
- Delphine Lee, MD, PHDSanta Monica, CA 904041710911284
- Billie Phelps, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041609949718
- Lauren Reager, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041316915267
- Parrish Sadeghi, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041275567927
Common questions
What is Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649767781, issued on Apr 14, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 510, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 917-3376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A176648, 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 Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PHD had 1,223 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mehdi Farshchian, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 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.