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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1275514986

Behzad TaghizadehM.D.

CardiologySan Diego, CAI
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FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050026
Hospital
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
99.5
Quality
97.4
Cost
76.3
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
1.03%
Group
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
1,213
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
4,687
Distinct HCPCS
18
Medicare payment
$518K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 2,371).
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$612
Payment records
18
By payment type
Food and Beverage$612
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
1,300
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$258K
Distinct drugs
28
Brand share
32.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Apixaban176 claims
Metoprolol Succinate141 claims
Carvedilol113 claims
Atorvastatin Calcium89 claims
Lisinopril86 claims
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Behzad Taghizadeh's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 18 inbound referrers · 50 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Unilab Corporation
Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA
69170
ALVARADO HOSPITAL, LLC65335
Bhoodev Tiwari
Cardiology · Sun City, CA
56159
Laurence Yellen
Cardiology · San Diego, CA
54198
American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
Ambulance Service Provider · San Diego, CA
2670
Alvin Hensel
Diagnostic Radiology · Hemet, CA
23122
Samir Artoul
Cardiology · Sacramento, CA
2023
Karl Sun
Cardiology · La Mesa, CA
1762
John Lubisich
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
16204
William Snyder
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
14138
Michael Naumann
Diagnostic Radiology · Temple, TX
1351
Alan Lurie
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
13222
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
L & M LABS INC132183
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL CORPORATION131467
Laurence Yellen
Cardiology · San Diego, CA
103257
Bhoodev Tiwari
Cardiology · Sun City, CA
81289
Unilab Corporation
Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA
64165
Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
52133
ALVARADO HOSPITAL, LLC46185
Lakshmi Nair
Cardiology · Hayward, CA
4558
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MURRIETA3980
Majid Shahbaz
Internal Medicine · La Mesa, CA
35136
Jatin Amin
Internal Medicine · Riverside, CA
2941
Phillip Reich
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
2872
Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.