Dr. Kourosh Kevin Shamlou, MD

Dr. Shamlou practices at Kourosh Shamlou MD in Downey, California.

Dr. Shamlou's NPI, 1073621470, was assigned on August 26, 2006. Dr. Shamlou graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1992. Dr. Shamlou holds California license G79362.

Dr. Shamlou's primary practice is Kourosh Shamlou MD, at 11411 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241-4985. The practice phone is (562) 869-4421.

Dr. Shamlou's primary practice is Kourosh Shamlou MD in Downey, California. Dr. Shamlou is also affiliated with PIH Health Downey Hospital. The medical group on file is Center for Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shamlou to 1 more hospital, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shamlou practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Shamlou's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Shamlou is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Shamlou is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, back pain injection, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, chest wall injury and enthesopathy in foot or ankle among the conditions Dr. Shamlou treats.

CMS data shows 3,499 Medicare services from Dr. Shamlou across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 458 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $147,009 for them.

CMS counts 458 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shamlou in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 187 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 60% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.76, 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. Shamlou's median patient age at 69, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Shamlou wrote 1,404 Medicare Part D claims for 501 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,345 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,427 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,423 claims across 15 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Shamlou for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Shamlou accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 63 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Shamlou, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Shamlou. Dr. Shamlou's most frequent co-authors are Kambiz Kevin Shamlou, MD and Walter E. Drane, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 59 general payments to Dr. Shamlou from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $4,072.

Dr. Shamlou graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1992.

Dr. Shamlou is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.