Michael Shahangian, M.D.
Specialist · Ridgecrest, CA
Michael Shahangian, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Ridgecrest, California, and NPI 1437188604, issued on Jul 1, 2006. Check the license (California A31455, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Shahangian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A31455 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1081 N China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
- Phone
- (760) 446-0642
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090202000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1081 N China Lake Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Shahangian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A31455Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Coastal Imaging And Intervention IncAnaheim, CA
- Reza Shahbaz MD IncSanta Ana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Shahangian among 5,749 specialist records in California
Michael Shahangian, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1968 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in California
There are 5,749 specialist records in California.
All 5,749 in California → Every provider in Ridgecrest → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Earl Ferguson, M.D.Ridgecrest, CA 935551760485494
- Thankarajam Jothikumar, M.D.Ridgecrest, CA 935551417962291
- Syed Ahmed, M.D.Palmdale, CA 935511932188521
- Zoanne BracePalmdale, CA 935511710532015
- Ranjiv Choudhary, M.D.Palmdale, CA 935511790746014
- Ray Damours, MDPalmdale, CA 935511255329520
- Tyeshia GideonPalmdale, CA 935511124965157
- Anna Krzysiak, PTPalmdale, CA 935511720272370
Common questions
What is Michael Shahangian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Shahangian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437188604, issued on Jul 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Shahangian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1081 N China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555. Phone: (760) 446-0642. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Shahangian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A31455, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Shahangian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Shahangian, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Shahangian, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.