Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie, MD

  • Sacramento, CA
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1215915517PAC ID6901946672
Medicare services, 2024
116
Medicare patients, 2024
156
Publications
81
Clinical trials
3
MIPS score, 2024
83
Practice address
2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817
Practice phone
Call (916) 734-2011
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Primary practice

UC Davis Medical Center

Hospital · Sacramento, California

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Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie is a neurosurgeon in Sacramento, California

Dr. Shahlaie practices at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Shahlaie's NPI, 1215915517, was assigned on January 6, 2006. Dr. Shahlaie graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Shahlaie holds California license A79635.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6901946672
NPI enumeration date
January 6, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(916) 734-2011
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie practices at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California

Dr. Shahlaie's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center, at 2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 734-2011.

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Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Shahlaie's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Shahlaie is also affiliated with Enloe Health. The medical group on file is UC Davis Medical Group.

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shahlaie practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UC Davis Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie is one of 846 neurosurgeons in California

Neurological surgery is Dr. Shahlaie's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Shahlaie is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Shahlaie's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A79635 · 2002 to 2026 · taxonomy 207T00000X
  • Ohio license2007

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists craniotomy among the conditions Dr. Shahlaie treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Shahlaie

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie billed Medicare for 116 services in 2024

CMS data shows 116 Medicare services from Dr. Shahlaie across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 156 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,398 for them.

Medicare services, 2024116
Medicare patients156
Paid by Medicare$14,398
Procedure codes4

Dr. Shahlaie's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 882024: 88No change
Surgery
2023: 522024: 1571%
Other services
2023: 162024: 1319%

Where Dr. Shahlaie's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office10187%
  • In a facility1513%

Dr. Shahlaie compared with the California median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Shahlaie
  • California median
Medicare services
116vs 21646% below
Medicare patients
156vs 154Close to median

Medians across 679 neurosurgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Shahlaie's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie treated 156 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 156 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shahlaie in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 80 patients. 72% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shahlaie's median patient age at 58, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 2024156
Average age71
Average risk score1.43
Also on Medicaid28%

Dr. Shahlaie's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Shahlaie's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8253%
  • Men7447%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Shahlaie's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure72%
  2. High cholesterol69%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Diabetes33%
  5. Mood disorders31%
  6. Anxiety26%
  7. Depression26%
  8. Chronic kidney disease25%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Shahlaie's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men36%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Shahlaie for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Shahlaie accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Shahlaie as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Shahlaie's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 83of 100Final score
  • 64.8of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 69of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie has 81 publications on record

Dmand AI links 81 papers to Dr. Shahlaie, published from 2004 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Brain Injuries, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Neurosurgical Procedures. Dr. Shahlaie has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Shahlaie's most frequent co-authors are Fady Girgis, MD, Marike Zwienenberg, MD and Daniel Kiden Nishijima, MD.

Papers81
Years published2004 to 2025

Dr. Shahlaie's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Shahlaie writes about most

  • Brain Injuries
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Hippocampus
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Pituitary Neoplasms

Dr. Shahlaie's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Shahlaie

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie has worked on 3 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Shahlaie to 3 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 2 studies. Conditions studied include Brain Injuries, Craniocerebral Trauma and Glioblastoma. Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited sponsors the most, 2.

Clinical trials with Dr. Shahlaie by phase

  1. 1Phase 1: 1 trial
  2. 2Phase 2: 2 trials
  3. NonePhase 3: no trials
  4. NonePhase 4: no trials

Conditions in Dr. Shahlaie's trials

  • Brain Injuries
  • Craniocerebral Trauma
  • Glioblastoma
  • Astrocytoma

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Shahlaie

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Shahlaie

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie received $10,866 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Shahlaie from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 48% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $8,135.

General payments to Dr. Shahlaie by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Shahlaie by kind, 2016 to 2025

$10.9Kin total
  • Consulting fees$5,27048%
  • Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$2,74025%
  • Travel and lodging$2,04719%
  • Food and beverage$8097%

Companies that paid Dr. Shahlaie the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Shahlaie, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Shahlaie

  1. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine

Dr. Shahlaie graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Shahlaie is a member of AANS, CNS, National Neurotrauma Society, Neurocritical Care Society, North American Skull Base Society and The Pituitary Society.

  1. Medical schoolUC Davis School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Shahlaie is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
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Plan types Dr. Shahlaie accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO4
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie's NPI number?

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie's NPI number is 1215915517. It was assigned on January 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie?

Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie is a neurosurgeon in Sacramento, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie practice?

Dr. Shahlaie practices at 2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817. Dr. Shahlaie's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health.

What is Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Shahlaie is (916) 734-2011.

What is Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie's medical license number?

Dr. Shahlaie holds California license A79635, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Shahlaie in California (2002 to 2026) and Ohio (2007).

Which hospitals is Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie affiliated with?

Dr. Shahlaie practices at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. Dr. Shahlaie is also affiliated with Enloe Health.

What medical group is Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie part of?

Dr. Shahlaie is linked to UC Davis Medical Group.

Does Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shahlaie billed Medicare for 116 services in 2024, and Dr. Shahlaie accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Shahlaie as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie's MIPS score?

Dr. Shahlaie's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie see?

CMS counts 156 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shahlaie in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie board certified?

Yes. Dr. Shahlaie is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

What services does Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Shahlaie's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205), office visit, established patient (99215) and medical service (69990).

Where did Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie go to medical school?

Dr. Shahlaie graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 2001.

Has Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $10,866 in general payments to Dr. Shahlaie from 8 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.

How long has Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie been practicing?

Dr. Shahlaie graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie do research?

Dmand AI links 81 publications to Dr. Shahlaie, published from 2004 to 2025. Dr. Shahlaie has worked on 3 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie publish with?

Dr. Shahlaie's most frequent co-authors are Fady Girgis, MD (6 shared papers), Marike Zwienenberg, MD (6 shared papers) and Daniel Kiden Nishijima, MD (5 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Kiarash Shahlaie accept?

Dr. Shahlaie is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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