Mehrdad Aghai, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Gardena, CA
Mehrdad Aghai, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Gardena, California, and NPI 1841302577, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California G83156, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehrdad Aghai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G83156 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1141 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247
- Phone
- (310) 767-7814
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2025
- Fax
- (310) 323-3785
- Medicaid IDs
- 00G831561 CA
G831561 CA
00G831560 CA
G831560 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040526001678); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mehrdad Aghai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G83156Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,674 Medicare Part D claims for 943 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Moxifloxacin949 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate745 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate736 claims
- Latanoprost624 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol507 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine493 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,207.56
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was New World Medical,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.
Mehrdad Aghai among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Mehrdad Aghai, M.D. 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
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Mehrdad Aghai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mehrdad Aghai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841302577, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehrdad Aghai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1141 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA, 90247. Phone: (310) 767-7814. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehrdad Aghai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G83156, 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 Mehrdad Aghai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehrdad Aghai, M.D. had 5,674 Medicare Part D claims for 943 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mehrdad Aghai, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 of 100. 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.