NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yuri Falkinstein, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Burbank, CA

Yuri Falkinstein, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1104923978, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (California A85756, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104923978
Name
Yuri Falkinstein
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
A85756 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2625 W Alameda Ave Ste 116, Burbank, CA 91505
Phone
(818) 841-3936
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 841-5974
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080324000564); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2002
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 2625 W Alameda Ave Ste 116

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  4. Kelly Wun, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1992196661
  5. Shahan Yacoubian, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1558331041

Verify Yuri Falkinstein 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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

254 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 115 claims were for opioids.

  1. Yuri Falkinstein254
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl53 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen45 claims
  3. Gabapentin33 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl16 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $606.63

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Yuri Falkinstein$607
  2. Specialty average$34,072

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists BurbankBurbank, CA
  2. Providence Facey Medical FoundationPorter Ranch, CA

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

Yuri Falkinstein among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California

Yuri Falkinstein, MD is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California

There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elliot Carlisle, M.D.Encino, CA 914361669453676
  2. Arash Yaghoobian, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914111972821809
  3. Babak Barcohana, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051659454841
  4. Jonathan Falakassa, MDVan Nuys, CA 914051285959106
  5. Brian Grossman, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051518996859
  6. Todd Moldawer, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051841226370
  7. William Mouradian, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051215029327
  8. Steven Schopler, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051417988791

Common questions

What is Yuri Falkinstein, MD's NPI number?

Yuri Falkinstein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104923978, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yuri Falkinstein, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2625 W Alameda Ave Ste 116, Burbank, CA, 91505. Phone: (818) 841-3936. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yuri Falkinstein, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A85756, 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 Yuri Falkinstein, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yuri Falkinstein, MD had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Yuri Falkinstein, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.