Atta Behfar, MD

NPI 1326168634ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology· Rochester, MN

Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (MD) in Rochester, Minnesota, trained at Mayo Medical School (class of 2006). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $15,664 for 67 patients in 2024, with only 35 Part D claims. Abiomed reported $1,437 in payments in 2025, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI	1326168634
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Mar 30, 2007
Last updated in NPPES	Aug 12, 2020
Certified by provider	Aug 12, 2020

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Primary	207RA0001X	49667	MN
Internal Medicine	207R00000X	49667	MN
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease	207RC0000X	49667	MN

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (MN)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	67
Services billed	195 across 23 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$15,664

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	35 · 92 30-day fills
Total drug cost	$2,314
Generic share	94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Mayo Medical School
Graduation year	2006
Medicare specialty	Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology
Secondary specialties	Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)