Sam Pourbabak, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Lake Forest, CA
Sam Pourbabak, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Lake Forest, California, and NPI 1043271018, issued on Mar 30, 2006. Check the license (California A94699, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Pourbabak
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- A94699 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23331 EL Toro RD, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- Phone
- (949) 916-9100
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 916-0091
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090305000232); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sam Pourbabak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A94699Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
4,975 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Synthroid603 claims
- Ozempic492 claims
- Synjardy Xr305 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium203 claims
- Trulicity180 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er179 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: $6,150.35
183 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- Scke IncLaguna Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sam Pourbabak among 1,131 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in California
Sam Pourbabak, MD is one of 1,131 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in California
There are 1,131 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in California.
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The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ku-Juey Raymond Chang, M.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301689611337
- Brian Chavez, M.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301215974969
- Bradley Neutel, MDLake Forest, CA 926301104482389
- Ali Behzadnia, MD FACPCosta Mesa, CA 926271245318088
- Mitra Fatourechi-Alsharif, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926271962616607
- Robert Goldstone, MDCorona Del Mar, CA 926251174921555
- Nairi Berner, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181104093277
- Alan N Elias, MDIrvine, CA 926181154401297
Common questions
What is Sam Pourbabak, MD's NPI number?
Sam Pourbabak, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043271018, issued on Mar 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Pourbabak, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23331 EL Toro RD, Lake Forest, CA, 92630. Phone: (949) 916-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Pourbabak, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A94699, 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 Sam Pourbabak, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Pourbabak, MD had 4,975 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.