NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ramin Seyed Berenji, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · El Centro, CA

Ramin Seyed Berenji, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in El Centro, California, and NPI 1063497691, issued on Dec 6, 2005. Check the license (California A54336, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1063497691
Name
Ramin Seyed Berenji
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
A54336 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2205 Ross Ave, El Centro, CA 92243
Phone
(760) 353-0404
Enumerated
Dec 6, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 353-0392
Medicaid ID
00A543360 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031203000056); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2205 Ross Ave

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

  1. Celeste Armenta, RN, MSN, NPNurse Practitioner1124079702
  2. Shahid Hussain, M.D.Nephrology Physician1063497220

Verify Ramin Seyed Berenji in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,835 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ramin Berenji2,835
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide186 claims
  2. Nifedipine Er144 claims
  3. Vascepa122 claims
  4. Sevelamer Carbonate115 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium114 claims
  6. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er108 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: $2,667.79

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ramin Berenji$2,667.79
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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. Balboa Nephrology Medical Group IncEl Centro, CA

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

Ramin Seyed Berenji among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Ramin Seyed Berenji, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohsen El Ramah, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431346427861
  2. Shahid Hussain, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431063497220
  3. Irmaris Quinones Vargas, MDEl Centro, CA 922431598326522
  4. Sol Reisin, MDEl Centro, CA 922431700844222
  5. Masoud Afshar, M.D.Imperial, CA 922511225287378
  6. Anas Abou-Ismail, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621598078784
  7. Marcelo Koppel, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621154536639
  8. Carrie Minnelli, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621518299411

Common questions

What is Ramin Seyed Berenji, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ramin Seyed Berenji, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063497691, issued on Dec 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ramin Seyed Berenji, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2205 Ross Ave, El Centro, CA, 92243. Phone: (760) 353-0404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ramin Seyed Berenji, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A54336, 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 Ramin Seyed Berenji, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ramin Seyed Berenji, M.D. had 2,835 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.