Sassan Alavi, M.D.
Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician · San Diego, CA
Sassan Alavi, M.D. is a plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1023170131, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (California G81761, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sassan Alavi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician 207YX0007X
- License number
- G81761 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3023 Bunker Hill St, San Diego, CA 92109
- Phone
- (858) 483-0690
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3023 Bunker Hill St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sassan Alavi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G81761Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician in 2024
246 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 403 among the 438 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Cephalexin43 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate39 claims
- Alprazolam27 claims
- Azithromycin13 claims
- Promethazine Hcl13 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: $103.14
4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 333 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,637.19 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.
Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician providers in California
There are 139 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records in California.
Other plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records in California
- David Aroesty, MDNorth Hollywood, CA1740345503
- Ronaldo Ballecer, MDFresno, CA1194941641
- Alex Battaglia, MDSan Diego, CA1457410037
- Gary Bellack, MDLos Angeles, CA1750442448
- Tania Benjamin, MDCastro Valley, CA1093276131
- Yuro Berkovic, MDBurbank, CA1619102191
- Paul Bernstein, MDSan Diego, CA1841367737
- Louis Brennan, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA1154636769
- Todd Broberg, MDSan Diego, CA1174682777
- Jeffery Broffman, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA1659543247
Common questions
What is Sassan Alavi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sassan Alavi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023170131, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sassan Alavi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3023 Bunker Hill St, San Diego, CA, 92109. Phone: (858) 483-0690. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sassan Alavi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G81761, 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 Sassan Alavi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sassan Alavi, M.D. had 246 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician prescribers was 403. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.