Shaden Sarafzadeh, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Encino, CA
Shaden Sarafzadeh, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1346415395, issued on Apr 29, 2008. Check the license (California A120299, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shaden Sarafzadeh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A120299 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16311 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436
- Phone
- (818) 650-2000
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 650-3000
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120822000153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16311 Ventura Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shaden Sarafzadeh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A120299Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,355 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost343 claims
- Timolol Maleate144 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate105 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate82 claims
- Moxifloxacin78 claims
- Lumigan75 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $431.62
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Alan M Berg MD Inc And Robert E Feinfield MD IncBurbank, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shaden Sarafzadeh among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Shaden Sarafzadeh, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 67% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Encino
They are 28 of the 3,136 NPPES records with a practice address in Encino, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Aizuss, M.D.Encino, CA 914361346221728
- Mark Baskin, MDEncino, CA 914361447200498
- Brad Elkins, M.D.Encino, CA 914361467433037
- Robert Engstrom, M.D.Encino, CA 914361689663395
- Larry Green, MDEncino, CA 914361700997251
- Stanley Kopelow, MDEncino, CA 914361215918602
- Mark Kramar, M.D.Encino, CA 914361174568414
- Sandy Lee, M.D.Encino, CA 914361831188341
Common questions
What is Shaden Sarafzadeh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shaden Sarafzadeh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346415395, issued on Apr 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shaden Sarafzadeh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16311 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA, 91436. Phone: (818) 650-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shaden Sarafzadeh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A120299, 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 Shaden Sarafzadeh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shaden Sarafzadeh, M.D. had 1,355 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shaden Sarafzadeh, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.