NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tanaz Kahen, M.D.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Tarzana, CA

Tanaz Kahen, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Tarzana, California, and NPI 1679542898, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (California A79336, 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
1679542898
Name
Tanaz Kahen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License number
A79336 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5525 Etiwanda Ave, Tarzana, CA 91356
Phone
(818) 344-8822
Enumerated
Mar 17, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2025
Fax
(818) 344-3587
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040614000585); may accept Medicare assignment
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 5525 Etiwanda Ave

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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024

358 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Tanaz Kahen358
  2. Specialty average165

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol108 claims
  2. Prempro22 claims
  3. Premarin20 claims
  4. Fluconazole17 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate15 claims
  6. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro14 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: $4,914.93

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mimedx Group, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tanaz Kahen$4,914.93
  2. Specialty average$1,030.61

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. SO-Cal Community Health CenterArleta, CA

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

Tanaz Kahen among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California

Tanaz Kahen, M.D. is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in California

There are 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Danielzadeh, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561154425551
  2. Allen Entin, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561962508242
  3. Brian Fenmore, MDTarzana, CA 913561194834879
  4. Ruslana Kadze, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561598825523
  5. Charles Kimelman, MDTarzana, CA 913561295836039
  6. Frederick Kohn, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561427124981
  7. Honey Milestone, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561033436720
  8. Jehuda Renan, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561578741823

Common questions

What is Tanaz Kahen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tanaz Kahen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679542898, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tanaz Kahen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5525 Etiwanda Ave, Tarzana, CA, 91356. Phone: (818) 344-8822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tanaz Kahen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A79336, 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 Tanaz Kahen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tanaz Kahen, M.D. had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.