NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Susan Behnawa, M.D.

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Menifee, CA

Susan Behnawa, M.D. is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Menifee, California, and NPI 1235558875, issued on Apr 10, 2014. Check the license (California A142141, 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
1235558875
Name
Susan Behnawa
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QG0300X
License number
A142141 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
27190 Sun City Blvd, Menifee, CA 92586
Phone
(951) 676-4193
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2014
Record last updated
Feb 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190503000860); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 27190 Sun City Blvd

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Verify Susan Behnawa in five checks

  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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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

16,382 Medicare Part D claims for 1,358 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 411 claims were for opioids.

  1. Susan Behnawa16,382
  2. Specialty average5,222

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,107 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium780 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate696 claims
  4. Lisinopril604 claims
  5. Gabapentin503 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium462 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: $432.25

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 460 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,218.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Susan Behnawa$432.25
  2. Specialty average$1,218.49

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

  1. Rancho Family Medical Group IncMenifee, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Susan Behnawa among 243 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in California

Susan Behnawa, M.D. is one of 243 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 111 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QG0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 243 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in California.

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The 8 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ramona Johnson, M.D.Irvine, CA 926041255623245
  2. Sandra Qaseem, MDMurrieta, CA 925631629083191
  3. Hamid Eskandari, MDFoothill Ranch, CA 926101063662682
  4. Christopher Salem, DOIrvine, CA 926141124273313
  5. Ellen Liang, DO, MPHMoreno Valley, CA 925551316568371
  6. Elham Arghami, M.DIrvine, CA 926201285992420
  7. Jorge Rivero, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531013097260
  8. Roger Tran, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531649234949

Common questions

What is Susan Behnawa, M.D.'s NPI number?

Susan Behnawa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235558875, issued on Apr 10, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Susan Behnawa, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27190 Sun City Blvd, Menifee, CA, 92586. Phone: (951) 676-4193. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Susan Behnawa, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A142141, 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 Susan Behnawa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Susan Behnawa, M.D. had 16,382 Medicare Part D claims for 1,358 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 5,222. 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.