Dr. Farnaz Hasteh, MD

Dr. Hasteh practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. Hasteh's NPI, 1851339345, was assigned on June 4, 2006. Dr. Hasteh graduated from Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1995. Dr. Hasteh's California license number on file is A84168.

Dr. Hasteh's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.

Dr. Hasteh's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Hasteh is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hasteh practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anatomic pathology is Dr. Hasteh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZP0101X. Dr. Hasteh is board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dmand AI has Dr. Hasteh's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Michigan.

CMS data shows 2,893 Medicare services from Dr. Hasteh across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 748 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $89,099 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 748 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hasteh in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 338 patients. 71% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hasteh's median patient age at 54, with 73% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Hasteh for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hasteh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 44 papers to Dr. Hasteh, published from 2011 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Biopsy, Fine-Needle and Biomarkers, Tumor. Dr. Hasteh has published most often in Diagn Cytopathol. Dr. Hasteh's most frequent co-authors are Oluwole O. Fadare, MD, Somaye Zare, MD and Grace Y. Lin, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Hasteh from 2 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pulmonx Corporation paid the most, $40.

Dr. Hasteh graduated from Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1995.

Dr. Hasteh is in network with 5 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Molina and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.