NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vladimir Rafanov, MD

Neurology Physician · West Sacramento, CA

Vladimir Rafanov, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in West Sacramento, California, and NPI 1477537413, issued on Dec 2, 2005. Check the license (California A56344, 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
1477537413
Name
Vladimir Rafanov
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
A56344 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
804 Harbor Blvd, West Sacramento, CA 95691
Phone
(916) 371-1616
Enumerated
Dec 2, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 979-1110
Medicaid IDs
00A563440 CA
00A563441 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050407001222); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  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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5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

7,705 Medicare Part D claims for 672 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 223 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vladimir Rafanov7,705
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin504 claims
  2. Lamotrigine487 claims
  3. Levetiracetam455 claims
  4. Carbidopa-Levodopa334 claims
  5. Topiramate290 claims
  6. Baclofen273 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: $1,990.58

94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vladimir Rafanov$1,990.58
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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. Arnold Greenberg MD IncCarmichael, CA

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

Vladimir Rafanov among 2,339 neurology physician records in California

Vladimir Rafanov, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in California

There are 2,339 neurology physician records in California.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Devenkumar Mistry, M.D.Vacaville, CA 956881952424913
  2. Steven Suga, M.D.Vacaville, CA 956881790865640
  3. Mark Agius, MDWoodland, CA 956951003897349
  4. Richard Beyer, M.D.Woodland, CA 956951619992997
  5. Arish Eduljee, MDWoodland, CA 956951154523389
  6. Halima Karim, M.D.Woodland, CA 956951902826480
  7. Nicholas Capozzoli, M.D.Vacaville, CA 956961508133828
  8. Wendy Brown, M.D.Roseville, CA 956611285780718

Common questions

What is Vladimir Rafanov, MD's NPI number?

Vladimir Rafanov, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477537413, issued on Dec 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vladimir Rafanov, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 804 Harbor Blvd, West Sacramento, CA, 95691. Phone: (916) 371-1616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vladimir Rafanov, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A56344, 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 Vladimir Rafanov, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vladimir Rafanov, MD had 7,705 Medicare Part D claims for 672 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.