Parastou Sazegar, MD
Surgery Physician · Des Moines, IA
Parastou Sazegar, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1750902706, issued on Apr 30, 2020. Check the license (Iowa R-13687, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Parastou Sazegar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- R-13687 IA
R78079 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 643-2261
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2025
- Fax
- (515) 643-5802
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Parastou Sazegar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license R-13687Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl14 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: $483.07
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Parastou Sazegar among 437 surgery physician records in Iowa
Parastou Sazegar, MD is one of 437 surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 surgery physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 103 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 437 surgery physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Parastou Sazegar, MD's NPI number?
Parastou Sazegar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750902706, issued on Apr 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Parastou Sazegar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 643-2261. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Parastou Sazegar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number R-13687, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Parastou Sazegar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Parastou Sazegar, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.