Sima Tabanfar, O.D.
Optometrist · Glendale, CA
Sima Tabanfar, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1528236502, issued on Feb 13, 2008. Check the license (California OPT12362TPA, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sima Tabanfar
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT12362TPA CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 214 N Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91203
- Phone
- (818) 241-0970
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 638-0024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sima Tabanfar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT12362TPACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 claims
- Xiidra13 claims
- Latanoprost12 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: $312.16
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Sima Tabanfar among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Sima Tabanfar, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
65 optometrist records list a practice address in Glendale
They are 65 of the 4,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendale, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Allan Drexl, ODGlendale, CA 912031558346692
- Bruce Hornstein, O.D.Glendale, CA 912031558432633
- Carolyn Kim, ODGlendale, CA 912031467439836
- Betty Lee-Villanueva, O.D.Glendale, CA 912031073559233
- Sandy Nguyen, O.D.Glendale, CA 912031497945323
Common questions
What is Sima Tabanfar, O.D.'s NPI number?
Sima Tabanfar, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528236502, issued on Feb 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sima Tabanfar, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 214 N Central Ave, Glendale, CA, 91203. Phone: (818) 241-0970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sima Tabanfar, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT12362TPA, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sima Tabanfar, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sima Tabanfar, O.D. had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.