Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Washington, DC
Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1437689478, issued on Jun 13, 2017. Check the license on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- L.5059SP AL
HSE24976 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037
- Phone
- (202) 741-2800
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2022
- Fax
- (202) 741-2805
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221025001252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin18 claims
- Latanoprost11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $5,851.95
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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
- Medical Faculty Associates, IncWashington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi among 89 ophthalmology physician records in District of Columbia
Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi, MD is one of 89 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 1998 among the 51 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 72% 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 District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in District of Columbia
There are 89 ophthalmology physician records in District of Columbia.
All 89 in District of Columbia → Every provider in Washington → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- C. Leticia Diaz-Zimmerman, M.D.Washington, DC 200371962661454
- Craig Geist, M.D.Washington, DC 200371194810291
- Alexander Hacopian, M.D.Washington, DC 200371487009866
- Andrew Kolker, M.D.Washington, DC 200371184912347
- Kenyon Kramer, M.D.Washington, DC 200371659350197
Common questions
What is Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi, MD's NPI number?
Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437689478, issued on Jun 13, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20037. Phone: (202) 741-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi, MD's license?
Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehdi Tavakoli Dastjerdi, MD had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.