NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023170131
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
Record last updated
Dec 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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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37% 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 393 among the 492 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sassan Alavi246
  2. Specialty average393

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
  2. Cephalexin43 claims
  3. Zolpidem Tartrate39 claims
  4. Alprazolam27 claims
  5. Azithromycin13 claims
  6. 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 388 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,454.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sassan Alavi$103.14
  2. Specialty average$1,454.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Sassan Alavi among 150 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records in California

Sassan Alavi, M.D. is one of 150 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records with a practice address in California. 71% 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, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 54% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YX0007X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician providers in California

There are 150 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records in California.

All 150 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician nationwide →

The 8 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alex Battaglia, MDSan Diego, CA 921201457410037
  2. Paul Bernstein, MDSan Diego, CA 921201841367737
  3. Todd Broberg, MDSan Diego, CA 921201174682777
  4. Roberto Cueva, MDSan Diego, CA 921201497814024
  5. Bruce Edens, MDSan Diego, CA 921201699842583
  6. David Londo, MDSan Diego, CA 921201518082015
  7. Peter Martin, MDSan Diego, CA 921201801944897
  8. Stephen Saltzman, MDSan Diego, CA 921201710035704

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 393. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.