Afshin A. Nahavandi, M.D.
NPI 1518935808ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Escondido, CA
Hospitalist (M.D.) with Palomar Hospitalist Medical Group Inc and 2 other groups, practicing in Escondido, California. In 2024 Medicare paid $288,890 for 1,091 patients, and Part D covered 2,431 of their prescriptions, 84% of them generic. Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) reported $31.06 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Palomar Health Downtown Campus and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1518935808 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 10, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 13, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | A86078 | CA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | A86078 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 1,091 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,291 across 16 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $288,890 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,431 · 2,567 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 332 |
| Total drug cost | $169,526 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Palomar Hospitalist Medical Group IncPoway, CA · 53 clinicians
- California Emergency Physicians Medical Group A Professional CorpTruckee, CA · 19 clinicians
- Afshin A Nahavandi MD IncMurrieta, CA · 4 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA
- Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA
Other facilities
- Hospice Care of the Coast IncHospice · Escondido, CA
- Vitas Healthcare Corporation of CaliforniaHospice · San Diego, CA
- Escondido Post AcuteNursing home · Escondido, CA
- Villa Rancho Bernardo Care CenterNursing home · San Diego, CA
- Vista View Post AcuteNursing home · Vista, CA
- Valley Vista Post AcuteNursing home · Escondido, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$31.06 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $31.06 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$31.06 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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