Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Payman Vahedifar, M.D

Nephrology Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Payman Vahedifar, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1275522096, issued on Oct 14, 2005. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1275522096
Name
Payman Vahedifar
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
Practice location
8635 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 659-1654
Enumerated
Oct 14, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8635 W 3RD St

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

  1. Rodrigo Alban, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1023192663
  2. Kimberly Alva, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1659583607
  3. Alagappan Annamalai, M.D.Surgery Physician1215182910
  4. Alenoush Aramian, PHARM.D., BCPSPharmacist1891163614
  5. Roy Artal, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1720169972
  6. Guita Balakhane, M.D.,Nephrology Physician1326027806

Verify Payman Vahedifar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 65 claims were for opioids.

  1. Payman Vahedifar1,340
  2. Specialty average1,511

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate91 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
  3. Zolpidem Tartrate54 claims
  4. Carvedilol37 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium31 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl30 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 97.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,434.80

55 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc.. The 6,365 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,068.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Payman Vahedifar$1,434.80
  2. Specialty average$3,068.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,165 nephrology physician records in California.

Other nephrology physician records in California

  1. Antoine Abcar, MDLos Angeles, CA1245301159
  2. Basmah Abdalla, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1629394002
  3. Omaran Abdeen, M.D.Mission Hills, CA1700878410
  4. Anas Abou-Ismail, MDPalm Springs, CA1598078784
  5. Sreedhar Adapa, M.D.Visalia, CA1881997872
  6. Gbemisola Adenuga, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1952464661
  7. Adegbenga Adetola, MDLynwood, CA1881776219
  8. Judy Adler, M.D.San Diego, CA1326043894
  9. Sharon Adler, M.D.Torrance, CA1467431122
  10. Maryam Afkarian, M.D., PH.D.Sacramento, CA1255387338

Common questions

What is Payman Vahedifar, M.D's NPI number?

Payman Vahedifar, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275522096, issued on Oct 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Payman Vahedifar, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8635 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 659-1654. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Payman Vahedifar, M.D's license?

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 Payman Vahedifar, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Payman Vahedifar, M.D had 1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Payman Vahedifar, M.D's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.