Payam Vahedifar, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Encino, CA
Payam Vahedifar, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1861473464, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (California A63617, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Payam Vahedifar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- A63617 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16311 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436
- Phone
- (818) 788-7343
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (818) 788-9453
- Medicaid ID
- 00A636170 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Payam Vahedifar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A63617Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
2,164 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 1,134 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl330 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen232 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen125 claims
- Meloxicam101 claims
- Gabapentin100 claims
- Methocarbamol79 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $127.65
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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.
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Common questions
What is Payam Vahedifar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Payam Vahedifar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861473464, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Payam Vahedifar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16311 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA, 91436. Phone: (818) 788-7343. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Payam Vahedifar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A63617, 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 Payam Vahedifar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Payam Vahedifar, M.D. had 2,164 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Payam Vahedifar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.