What is Behzad Taghizadeh's specialty?

Behzad Taghizadeh (NPI 1275514986) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in San Diego, CA.

Where does Behzad Taghizadeh practice?

Behzad Taghizadeh practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1275514986.

How much does Medicare pay Behzad Taghizadeh?

Behzad Taghizadeh (NPI 1275514986) received approximately $525K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 313 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1275514986

Behzad TaghizadehM.D.

CardiologySan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,213

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,687

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$518K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 2,371).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,300

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$258K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban176 claims

Metoprolol Succinate141 claims

Carvedilol113 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium89 claims

Lisinopril86 claims

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

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$612

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$612

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$612

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050026

Hospital

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

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	69	170
ALVARADO HOSPITAL, LLC	65	335
Bhoodev Tiwari Cardiology · Sun City, CA	56	159
Laurence Yellen Cardiology · San Diego, CA	54	198
American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · San Diego, CA	26	70
Alvin Hensel Diagnostic Radiology · Hemet, CA	23	122
Samir Artoul Cardiology · Sacramento, CA	20	23
Karl Sun Cardiology · La Mesa, CA	17	62
John Lubisich Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	16	204
William Snyder Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	14	138
Michael Naumann Diagnostic Radiology · Temple, TX	13	51
Alan Lurie Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	13	222

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
L & M LABS INC	132	183
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL CORPORATION	131	467
Laurence Yellen Cardiology · San Diego, CA	103	257
Bhoodev Tiwari Cardiology · Sun City, CA	81	289
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	64	165
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	52	133
ALVARADO HOSPITAL, LLC	46	185
Lakshmi Nair Cardiology · Hayward, CA	45	58
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MURRIETA	39	80
Majid Shahbaz Internal Medicine · La Mesa, CA	35	136
Jatin Amin Internal Medicine · Riverside, CA	29	41
Phillip Reich Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	28	72

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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