NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1326452418 MD
Verify on CMS → Sharwin Tafazoli, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Santa Monica, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,618 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
152
Medicare Part D claims · 37 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 793
Generic prescribing
81%
generic claims · 19% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 152 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 152
- Part D claims, 2024
- 81%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Sharwin Tafazoli, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1326452418), first enumerated 06/17/2014.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 152 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1326452418 · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1326452418
- ENUM-MID 2014
- TAX-MID 16K Physical Medicine
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-LIGHT 152
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,552 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Kristen Jost · 2014
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
152 ≥ 34th percentile 34% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Sharwin Tafazoli, MD?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Medicare Part D claims
152 81% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in California
How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1326452418 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/17/2014 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Sharwin Tafazoli, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Sharwin Tafazoli Inc
Denver, CO
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Sharwin Tafazoli, MD. To verify Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD - brand share 19.0%
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician average
19% brand-name claims vs 81% generic, on 152 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
152
Total Claims
$20K
Total Drug Cost
37
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 153.333
- Total Day Supply
- 2,816
- Brand vs Generic
- 19% brand / 81% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $18K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $2K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.23
- Gender Split
- 54% female / 46% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Sharwin Tafazoli, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Baclofen
Baclofen
34 claims
- Creon
Creon
20 claims
- Gabapentin 13
Gabapentin
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Baclofen | 34 |
| Creon Lipase/Protease/Amylase | 20 |
| Gabapentin | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview
How Sharwin Tafazoli, MD fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.
15,618
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
793
Avg Claims per Provider
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's 152 claims are below the specialty average of 793.
Nationwide Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Tafazoli, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2014)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Tafazoli.
One of 1,552 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Payandeh Abadee
M.D.
San Pedro, CA
Dr. Sammantha Abbott
DPT
Eureka, CA
Dr. Alexan Abdel-Malek
MD
Sylmar, CA
Dr. Alicia Abels
M.D.
Folsom, CA
Dr. Gary Abrams
M.D.
San Francisco, CA
Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's specialty? ▼
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in Santa Monica, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does Sharwin Tafazoli, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Sharwin Tafazoli, MD wrote 152 Medicare Part D claims totaling $20K in drug costs for 37 beneficiaries.
What is Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Sharwin Tafazoli, MD located? ▼
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD is located at 1819 WASHINGTON AVE APT A, Santa Monica, CA, 90403. Phone: (310) 382-0233.
What is Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's NPI number? ▼
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326452418, issued on 06/17/2014.
Does Sharwin Tafazoli, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's prescribing is 19% brand-name and 81% generic drugs by claim count, with $18K in brand drug costs.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,618 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 793 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Sharwin Tafazoli, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Baclofen, Creon, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Sharwin Tafazoli, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 152 Part D claims and 37 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's credentials? ▼
Sharwin Tafazoli, MD's NPI is 1326452418 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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