NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Parissa Vassef, M.D.

Neurology Physician · Long Beach, CA

Parissa Vassef, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1356630370, issued on Mar 30, 2011. Check the license (California A137186, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1356630370
Name
Parissa Vassef
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
A137186 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
701 E 28TH St Ste 319, Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone
(562) 426-3656
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 424-9990
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160819002370); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 2011
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

3,909 Medicare Part D claims for 558 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Parissa Vassef3,909
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Memantine Hcl383 claims
  2. Donepezil Hcl261 claims
  3. Memantine Hcl Er224 claims
  4. Gabapentin201 claims
  5. Donepezil Hcl Odt191 claims
  6. Carbidopa-Levodopa186 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: $5,142.22

234 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Parissa Vassef$5,142.22
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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

  1. Neuromedical Diagnostic Medical GroupLong Beach, CA

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

Parissa Vassef among 2,339 neurology physician records in California

Parissa Vassef, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in California

There are 2,339 neurology physician records in California.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Dyes, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061891737219
  2. Jean Lake, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061386686673
  3. Thanh Le, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061134165350
  4. Randolph Shey, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061417997636
  5. Adam Moreno, DOLong Beach, CA 908071164045167
  6. Mahsa Matloobi, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908081609101211
  7. George Wang, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908081124344767
  8. Saheil AboutalibLong Beach, CA 908131548551112

Common questions

What is Parissa Vassef, M.D.'s NPI number?

Parissa Vassef, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356630370, issued on Mar 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Parissa Vassef, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 E 28TH St Ste 319, Long Beach, CA, 90806. Phone: (562) 426-3656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Parissa Vassef, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A137186, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Parissa Vassef, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Parissa Vassef, M.D. had 3,909 Medicare Part D claims for 558 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.