Pooya Banapour
Urology Physician · Whittier, CA
Pooya Banapour is a urology physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1083051577, issued on May 24, 2013. Check the license (California A131966, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pooya Banapour
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A131966 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15111 Whittier Blvd Ste 390, Whittier, CA 90603
- Phone
- (562) 320-8281
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (561) 861-2133
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160513000295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15111 Whittier Blvd Ste 390
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shahrad Aynehchi, MDUrology Physician1073598371
- Sepehr Nowfar, M.D.Urology Physician1124174560
Verify Pooya Banapour in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A131966Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,636 Medicare Part D claims for 426 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl456 claims
- Finasteride225 claims
- Orgovyx184 claims
- Dutasteride177 claims
- Gemtesa110 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er63 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $30,979.72
89 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 one group practice
- Genesis Healthcare Partners PCLos Alamitos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pooya Banapour among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Pooya Banapour is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shahrad Aynehchi, MDWhittier, CA 906031073598371
- Sepehr Nowfar, M.D.Whittier, CA 906031124174560
- Gregory PolitoWhittier, CA 906021518037019
- Jason Lai, M.D.Whittier, CA 906051265503965
- Vinh Trang, M.D.Whittier, CA 906051083810832
- Gerald Yoon, M.D.Whittier, CA 906051477602308
- Scott Yun, M.D.Whittier, CA 906051699847046
- Juan Alarcon, MDMontebello, CA 906401609834217
Common questions
What is Pooya Banapour's NPI number?
Pooya Banapour's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083051577, issued on May 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pooya Banapour located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15111 Whittier Blvd Ste 390, Whittier, CA, 90603. Phone: (562) 320-8281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pooya Banapour's license?
NPPES lists California license number A131966, 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 Pooya Banapour prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pooya Banapour had 1,636 Medicare Part D claims for 426 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pooya Banapour's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.