Paymon Banafshe, D.O.
Adult Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Paymon Banafshe, D.O. is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1346341575, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (California 20A8510, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paymon Banafshe
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
- License number
- 20A8510 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6222 W Manchester Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90045
- Phone
- (310) 670-1840
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 670-4016
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060130000461); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6222 W Manchester Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Monica Huitzacua-Puentes, DDSDentist1093751943
- Nabeela KhanFamily Nurse Practitioner1609301233
- Yolanda McMillan, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1164828455
- James Richards, M.D.Specialist1235227778
Verify Paymon Banafshe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A8510Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% more Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024
5,884 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 67 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium377 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate307 claims
- Metformin Hcl218 claims
- Losartan Potassium212 claims
- Famotidine173 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium172 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): 7.4 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: $152.25
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,405.95 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Centinela Hospitalist Medical Group IncInglewood, CA
- Manchester Medical Group PCLos Angeles, CA
- Manchester Urgent Care IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paymon Banafshe among 386 adult medicine physician records in California
Paymon Banafshe, D.O. is one of 386 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 187 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Medicine Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Paymon Banafshe, D.O.'s NPI number?
Paymon Banafshe, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346341575, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paymon Banafshe, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6222 W Manchester Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90045. Phone: (310) 670-1840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paymon Banafshe, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A8510, 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 Paymon Banafshe, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paymon Banafshe, D.O. had 5,884 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paymon Banafshe, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 7.4 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.