NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paniz Vafaei, M.D.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Oakland, CA

Paniz Vafaei, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1972983526, issued on Jun 8, 2015. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972983526
Name
Paniz Vafaei
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
3600 Broadway FL 4, Oakland, CA 94611
Phone
(510) 752-1000
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180814002167); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3600 Broadway FL 4

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tafor Bonu Mochungong, MDFamily Medicine Physician1356804884
  2. Connor Hannon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1710506563
  3. Christopher Loftus, M.D.Urology Physician1376907683
  4. Farzad Masroor, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467686212
  5. Sonny Nguyen, MDNephrology Physician1588198204
  6. Sara Rittweger, AUDAudiologist1972022663

Verify Paniz Vafaei in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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11.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

2,159 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Paniz Vafaei2,159
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate283 claims
  2. Spironolactone183 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium164 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate138 claims
  5. Entresto126 claims
  6. Bisoprolol Fumarate119 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncOakland, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Paniz Vafaei among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California

Paniz Vafaei, M.D. is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 11% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,419 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Oakland

They are 1,419 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leah Bowser, MDOakland, CA 946111518132794
  2. Sonia Cheung, MDOakland, CA 946111356518203
  3. Albert Chong, MDOakland, CA 946111275514416
  4. Catherine Cox, MDOakland, CA 946111558522532
  5. Jeong Han, MDOakland, CA 946111578766051
  6. Jane Hu, MDOakland, CA 946111891967790
  7. Jafer Jeelani, M.D.Oakland, CA 946111669659744
  8. Yana Kriseman, MDOakland, CA 946111467607648

Common questions

What is Paniz Vafaei, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paniz Vafaei, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972983526, issued on Jun 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paniz Vafaei, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Broadway FL 4, Oakland, CA, 94611. Phone: (510) 752-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paniz Vafaei, M.D.'s license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Paniz Vafaei, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paniz Vafaei, M.D. had 2,159 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.