Mehdi Shaaf, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA
Mehdi Shaaf, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1952476004, issued on Nov 22, 2006. Check the license (California G86815, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehdi Shaaf
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G86815 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40055 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 346-5005
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 346-6446
- Medicaid ID
- 00G868150 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040909000674); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 40055 Bob Hope Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mehdi Shaaf in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G86815Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,439 Medicare Part D claims for 436 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost433 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate268 claims
- Moxifloxacin194 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol97 claims
- Timolol Maleate93 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate66 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): 81.5 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: $83.88
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Pacific Eye Institute A Medical Group IncUpland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mehdi Shaaf among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Mehdi Shaaf, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eldad Adler, M.DRancho Mirage, CA 922701669600755
- Camille Harrison, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701366520140
- Janet Hartzler, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701063527406
- Bart Ketover, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701760587588
- Keith Tokuhara, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701386822641
- William Murphy, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641487850889
- Wallace Goldban, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621780872671
- Sanjeev Grewal, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621972573103
Common questions
What is Mehdi Shaaf, MD's NPI number?
Mehdi Shaaf, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952476004, issued on Nov 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehdi Shaaf, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40055 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 346-5005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehdi Shaaf, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G86815, 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 Shaaf, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehdi Shaaf, MD had 1,439 Medicare Part D claims for 436 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mehdi Shaaf, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 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.