Mehras Akhavan, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Sherman Oaks, CA
Mehras Akhavan, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, California, and NPI 1497817332, issued on Dec 15, 2006. Check the license (California A82275, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehras Akhavan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- A82275 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4940 Van Nuys Blvd Ste 301, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
- Phone
- (818) 990-9050
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 990-9449
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040621001181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4940 Van Nuys Blvd Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mehras Akhavan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A82275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
787 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 447 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen148 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen90 claims
- Tramadol Hcl48 claims
- Gabapentin41 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er36 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl34 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: $20.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Forte Bio-Pharma LLC. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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.
Mehras Akhavan among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California
Mehras Akhavan, MD is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 85% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California
There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Kochan, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031720206881
- Dickran Altounian, D.O.Encino, CA 914361063862290
- Darren Freeman, D.O.Encino, CA 914361326184896
- Payam Vahedifar, M.D.Encino, CA 914361861473464
- Bumin KongThousand Oaks, CA 913601497382220
- Hyung Kim, M.D.Santa Clarita, CA 913551609885581
- Jonathan Ramin, DOValencia, CA 913551336502079
- Jungjae Lim, M.D.Granada Hills, CA 913441689029563
Common questions
What is Mehras Akhavan, MD's NPI number?
Mehras Akhavan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497817332, issued on Dec 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehras Akhavan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4940 Van Nuys Blvd Ste 301, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403. Phone: (818) 990-9050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehras Akhavan, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A82275, 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 Mehras Akhavan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehras Akhavan, MD had 787 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.