Misha Tavaf, DPM
Podiatrist · Palo Alto, CA
Misha Tavaf, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1699487215, issued on Dec 14, 2022. Check the license (California EL6985, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Misha Tavaf
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- EL6985 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 493-5000
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2023
- Fax
- (650) 493-5000
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230817003392); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Barry University School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3801 Miranda Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Laurie Ackerman, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699797001
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Verify Misha Tavaf in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license EL6985Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam19 claims
- Cephalexin11 claims
- Ciclopirox11 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: $1,907.57
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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
- Bay Area Foot Care IncLos Gatos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Misha Tavaf among 1,023 podiatrist records in California
Misha Tavaf, DPM is one of 1,023 podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 97% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 1998 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 213E00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,023 podiatrist records in California.
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- Carson Simon, DPMPalo Alto, CA 943041225854102
- Elizabeth Reilly, DPMPalo Alto, CA 943051013971621
- Ryan Allen, DPMPalo Alto, CA 943011942738471
- Brynn Ewen, D.P.M.Palo Alto, CA 943011649343740
- John Griffith, DPMPalo Alto, CA 943011528127008
Common questions
What is Misha Tavaf, DPM's NPI number?
Misha Tavaf, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699487215, issued on Dec 14, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Misha Tavaf, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 493-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Misha Tavaf, DPM's license?
NPPES lists California license number EL6985, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Misha Tavaf, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Misha Tavaf, DPM had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. 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.