Mehrdad Ghaffari, M.D.
Sleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Altoona, PA
Mehrdad Ghaffari, M.D. is a sleep medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1770700718, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD431021, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehrdad Ghaffari
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS1201X
- License numbers
- MD431021 PA
MD0431021 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1414 Ninth Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 946-1655
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 949-7616
- Medicaid ID
- 1021830380001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080812000714); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Mehrdad Ghaffari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD431021Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sleep medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
3,448 Medicare Part D claims for 572 beneficiaries, against an average of 718 among the 211 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 69% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta993 claims
- Breo Ellipta432 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa324 claims
- Azithromycin216 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol177 claims
- Prednisone167 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): 46.8 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: $64.39
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Curonix LLC. The 171 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,214.24 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
- Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc.Altoona, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 13 sleep medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.
Other sleep medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania
- Olufunke Afolabi-Brown, MDHorsham, PA1912190547
- Randy Barnett, D.O.Philadelphia, PA1639110158
- Deepa Burman, MDMcKeesport, PA1649420969
- Christopher Giddings Connolly, MDMt Pocono, PA1992094957
- John Levri, DOMechanicsburg, PA1689916637
- Shanae Nguyen, DOQuakertown, PA1578138053
- Aaron Palmquist, MDPittsburgh, PA1144714577
- Sarah Rizvi, M.D.Fort Washington, PA1699209122
- Ravivarma Sagiraju, MDMacungie, PA1417533118
- Karthy Thiagarajan, MDWilkes Barre, PA1528597424
Common questions
What is Mehrdad Ghaffari, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mehrdad Ghaffari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770700718, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehrdad Ghaffari, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1414 Ninth Ave, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 946-1655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehrdad Ghaffari, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD431021, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mehrdad Ghaffari, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehrdad Ghaffari, M.D. had 3,448 Medicare Part D claims for 572 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 718. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mehrdad Ghaffari, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.8 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.