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Dr. Yafa Minazad, DO
NPI1982636122PAC ID5799708905
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,232
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 509
- Part D claims, 2024
- 546
- Publications
- 1
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 625 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Pasadena, California
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Dr. Yafa Minazad is a neurologist in Pasadena, California
Dr. Minazad practices at Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD in Pasadena, California.
Dr. Minazad's NPI, 1982636122, was assigned on July 7, 2006. Dr. Minazad graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2000. Dr. Minazad holds California license 20A7974.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1982636122NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5799708905
- NPI enumeration date
- July 7, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Yafa Minazad practices at Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD in Pasadena, California
Dr. Minazad's primary practice is Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD, at 625 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105.
- Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD625 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Yafa Minazad is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Minazad's primary practice is Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD in Pasadena, California. Dr. Minazad is also affiliated with Huntington Hospital. The medical group on file is CEP America. Dmand AI also links Dr. Minazad to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.
Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPDPrimary
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Yafa Minazad's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Minazad practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Yafa Minazad is one of 2,207 neurologists in California
Neurology is Dr. Minazad's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Minazad is board certified in neurology by the AOA Board of Neurology and Psychiatry. Dmand AI has Dr. Minazad's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Nevada and Washington.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Nevada license
- Washington license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute mini-stroke (TIA), alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, head injury, hereditary polyneuropathy, lower back pain and migraine and chronic headache among the conditions Dr. Minazad treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Yafa Minazad billed Medicare for 2,232 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,232 Medicare services from Dr. Minazad across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 509 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $126,684 for them.
Medicare services, 20242,232
Medicare patients509
Paid by Medicare$126,684
Procedure codes15
Dr. Minazad's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Other services1,112
- Tests and treatments960
- Office and hospital visits160
Where Dr. Minazad's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1738%
- In a facility2,05992%
Dr. Minazad compared with the California median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Minazad
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,232vs 4045.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 509vs 1902.7 times
- Part D claims
- 366vs 32413% above
Medians across 1,995 neurologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Minazad'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. Yafa Minazad treated 509 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 509 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Minazad in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 212 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.78, 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. Minazad's median patient age at 63, with 53% women.
Medicare patients, 2024509
Average age75
Average risk score1.78
Also on Medicaid33%
Dr. Minazad's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Minazad's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women26752%
- Men24248%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Minazad's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease44%
- Diabetes42%
- Mood disorders41%
- Depression37%
- Anxiety34%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Minazad's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Yafa Minazad wrote 546 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Minazad wrote 546 Medicare Part D claims for 94 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 366 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $60,588 in total drug cost.
Part D claims, 2024546
Drugs named by CMS15
Total drug cost$60,588
Part D patients94
Dr. Minazad's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic480 claims88%
- Brand-name and other66 claims12%
Dr. Minazad's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Yafa Minazad scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Minazad for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Minazad accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Minazad's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 81of 100Final score
- 49.8of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 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. Yafa Minazad has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Minazad. Dr. Minazad's most frequent co-authors are Keith Edward Dombrowski, MD, William Brian Gallentine, MD and Elizabeth Erway Gerard, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Minazad's most frequent co-authors
- Keith Edward Dombrowski, MD1 shared paper
- William Brian Gallentine, MD1 shared paper
- Elizabeth Erway Gerard, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Minazad
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Yafa Minazad has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Minazad to 1 clinical trial.
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Minazad
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Minazad
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Yafa Minazad received $2,660 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 107 general payments to Dr. Minazad from 26 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $651.
General payments to Dr. Minazad by program year, 2024 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Minazad the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Yafa Minazad has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Minazad.
Awards and honors for Dr. Minazad
- Undated
- Checkbook Top Doc
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Yafa Minazad graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Dr. Minazad graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2000. Dr. Minazad is a member of AAN and AOA.
- Medical school
- Board certified in neurology
- Board certified in 2016 - 2027
- Board certified in 2001 - 2025
- Board certified in 2021 - present
- Board certified in 2019 - 2026
- Board certified in 2019 - 2025
- Board certified in 2015 - 2025
- Board certified in 2020 - 2025
- Board certified in 2019 - 2026
- Board certified in 2021 - 2025
- Board certified in 2022 - 2027
- Board certified in 2021 - 2026
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Yafa Minazad accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Minazad is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- LA Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Molina
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Minazad accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare10
- PPO9
- HMO8
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Yafa Minazad's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors 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-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Yafa Minazad's NPI number?
Dr. Yafa Minazad's NPI number is 1982636122. It was assigned on July 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Yafa Minazad?
Dr. Yafa Minazad is a neurologist in Pasadena, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Yafa Minazad practice?
Dr. Minazad practices at 625 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105. Dr. Minazad's primary practice is Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD in Pasadena, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Minazad to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Yafa Minazad's medical license number?
Dr. Minazad holds California license 20A7974, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Yafa Minazad been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Minazad in California, Nevada and Washington.
Which hospitals is Dr. Yafa Minazad affiliated with?
Dr. Minazad is affiliated with Huntington Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Minazad to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Yafa Minazad part of?
Dr. Minazad is linked to CEP America. Dmand AI links Dr. Minazad to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Yafa Minazad accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Minazad billed Medicare for 2,232 services in 2024, and Dr. Minazad accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Yafa Minazad's MIPS score?
Dr. Minazad's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Yafa Minazad see?
CMS counts 509 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Minazad in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Yafa Minazad board certified?
Yes. Dr. Minazad is board certified in neurology by the AOA Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.
What services does Dr. Yafa Minazad bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Minazad's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G0453), nerve and brain test (95938) and nerve and brain test (95939).
Where did Dr. Yafa Minazad go to medical school?
Dr. Minazad graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2000.
What drugs does Dr. Yafa Minazad prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Minazad's most prescribed drugs by claims were Escitalopram Oxalate, Levetiracetam and Lamotrigine.
Has Dr. Yafa Minazad received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,660 in general payments to Dr. Minazad from 26 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Yafa Minazad been practicing?
Dr. Minazad graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
Does Dr. Yafa Minazad do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Minazad. Dr. Minazad has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Yafa Minazad publish with?
Dr. Minazad's most frequent co-authors are Keith Edward Dombrowski, MD (1 shared paper), William Brian Gallentine, MD (1 shared paper) and Elizabeth Erway Gerard, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Yafa Minazad accept?
Dr. Minazad is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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