Dr. Brittany J. Behar, MD

Dr. Behar practices at Surgery Center Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California.

Dr. Behar's NPI, 1821364852, was assigned on March 23, 2012. Dr. Behar graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Behar holds California license C197170.

Dr. Behar's primary practice is Surgery Center Palo Alto, at 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301. The practice phone is (650) 324-1832.

Dr. Behar's primary practice is Surgery Center Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Behar is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Behar to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Behar practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic surgery is Dr. Behar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Behar's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Virginia.

CMS data shows 403 Medicare services from Dr. Behar across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 241 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,834 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Behar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 120 patients. 58% of them have high blood pressure, and 58% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Behar's median patient age at 56, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Behar wrote 80 Medicare Part D claims for 39 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 33 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $162 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Behar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Behar as offering telehealth. CMS counts 20 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Behar, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Behar, published from 2010 to 2020. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Trigger Finger Disorder. Dr. Behar has published most often in Hand Clin. Dr. Behar's most frequent co-authors are Thane A. Blinman, MD, Katherine J. Deans, MD and Alan W. Flake, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 80 general payments to Dr. Behar from 17 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 39% of the total. AxoGen paid the most, $2,628.

Dr. Behar graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2012.