NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rafael Firszt, M.D.

Specialist · West Valley City, UT

Rafael Firszt, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in West Valley City, Utah, and NPI 1659533669, issued on Jun 30, 2008. Check the license (Utah 7817980-1205, as entered in NPPES) with the Utah board that licenses this profession; 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
1659533669
Name
Rafael Firszt
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
7817980-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2965 W 3500 S, West Valley City, UT 84119
Phone
(801) 965-3600
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111202000458); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 2965 W 3500 S

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

  1. Melissa Armknecht, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1689442063
  2. Kira Barondeau, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1215604012
  3. Wayne Berg, FNPNurse Practitioner1851813299
  4. Chelet Bleyl, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821720046
  5. Staci Brandenburg, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1487279626
  6. Craig Brasher, MDPediatrics Physician1760410666

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Utah board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

204 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.

  1. Rafael Firszt204
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine40 claims
  2. Montelukast Sodium28 claims
  3. Dupixent Syringe26 claims
  4. Xolair22 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate19 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: $6,711.67

60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rafael Firszt$6,711.67
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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. Tanner Memorial ClinicMurray, UT

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

Rafael Firszt among 392 specialist records in Utah

Rafael Firszt, M.D. is one of 392 specialist records with a practice address in Utah. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 34% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 1993 among the 32 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 91% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in Utah

There are 392 specialist records in Utah.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ekaterina Parkinson, DPTSalt Lake City, UT 841191225321615
  2. James Burrows, M.D., FRCS (C)West Valley City, UT 841201477506913
  3. Ivannia CastroWest Valley City, UT 841201043640683
  4. Dennis Lombardi, M.D.West Valley City, UT 841201164478681
  5. David Miller, CRNAWest Valley City, UT 841201205838745
  6. Afshin Ahmadiyan, DPTSalt Lake City, UT 841211063857159
  7. Tonua Hamilton, PT DPTSalt Lake City, UT 841171992820047
  8. Carl Hebdon, M.D., M.S.Salt Lake City, UT 841171215971759

Common questions

What is Rafael Firszt, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rafael Firszt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659533669, issued on Jun 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rafael Firszt, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2965 W 3500 S, West Valley City, UT, 84119. Phone: (801) 965-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rafael Firszt, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 7817980-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rafael Firszt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rafael Firszt, M.D. had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.