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Saman Panahipour, MD

Diagnostic Radiology · Apple Valley

NPI 1558756882

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
1
1 carrier
Offices
35

Offices

35 locations · Beverly Radiology Medical Group III · Simonmed Imaging Florida LLC · Valley Radiology Consultants Medical Group Inc · Desert Advanced Imaging Medical Center · Howard Simon MD PLLC · Health Diagnostics of California A Professional Corporation · Valley Radiology Medical Associates Inc · Pro Radiology LLC · Synergy Radiology LLC

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Plans that list them

1 plan · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A165969 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-10-31 · Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

State licence records

1 licence

  • Texas W0977Physician License · since 2025 · expires 2027-08-31Matched by name, not licence number; check the name before relying on it.
    ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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Original Medicare doctor bills

$252,715

Medicare paid this office $252,715 for 1,520 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast553$91,272$146
Mri scan of arm joint without contrast477$76,668$147
Mri scan of leg without contrast57$10,743$171
Mri scan of arm without contrast38$9,037$215
Mri scan of leg joint before and after contrast19$8,165$292
See all 17 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast553$91,272$146
Mri scan of arm joint without contrast477$76,668$147
Mri scan of leg without contrast57$10,743$171
Mri scan of arm without contrast38$9,037$215
Mri scan of leg joint before and after contrast19$8,165$292
Ct scan of leg without contrast71$6,592$82
Mri scan of pelvis without contrast29$5,661$195
Mri scan of leg before and after contrast17$5,308$279
Ct scan of arm without contrast46$4,988$106
Mri scan of arm joint before and after contrast14$4,834$302
X-ray of knee, 3 views22$1,188$38
Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml56$991$0
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views20$776$32
X-ray of chest, 2 views24$585$24
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views17$584$31
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views12$574$48
Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml19$170$0

Who their Medicare patients are

1,520 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Under 65 9% · 85 and older 6% · Women 62% · Also on Medicaid 24% · Health risk score 1.08. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 70% · Diabetes 31% · Coronary heart disease 23% · Depression 20% · Chronic kidney disease 18% · COPD 15% · Cancer 12% · Atrial fibrillation 12% · Heart failure 11% · Stroke 7% · Dementia 3%.

The office billed $1,742,134, Medicare allowed $342,448 and paid $252,715; for 14,082 services of 93 kinds; $1,161 of it was for drugs given in the office and $251,554 for care.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20241,52014,082711.08$1,742,134$252,715
20231,34513,786721.06$1,712,529$259,066
202298914,319711.02$1,376,987$205,724
20212583,090710.90$257,533$47,701

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 17 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast510$94,715$161
Mri scan of arm joint without contrast448$82,582$165
Mri scan of leg without contrast60$13,021$189
Mri scan of arm without contrast36$9,179$235
Mri scan of leg joint before and after contrast20$7,515$342
Ct scan of leg without contrast54$6,493$112
Mri scan of leg before and after contrast20$6,026$301
Ct scan of arm without contrast45$5,405$120
Mri scan of arm joint before and after contrast11$4,271$305
Mri scan of pelvis without contrast16$3,262$204
Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity23$2,253$98
Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen21$2,074$99
Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml64$1,240$0
X-ray of chest, 2 views22$619$28
X-ray of knee, 3 views13$419$25
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views13$415$30
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views11$332$30

2022: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast403$73,760$160
Mri scan of arm joint without contrast362$66,378$167
Mri scan of leg without contrast52$10,627$186
Mri scan of leg joint before and after contrast23$9,443$350
Mri scan of arm without contrast25$6,146$236
Mri scan of arm joint before and after contrast16$5,931$349
Ct scan of leg without contrast43$4,563$91
Ct scan of arm without contrast36$4,518$122
Mri scan of pelvis without contrast13$2,515$180
Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml63$1,449$0

2021: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Mri scan of arm joint without contrast57$11,298$188
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast48$9,336$167
Screening mammography42$5,954$142
Mri scan of leg without contrast13$2,839$203
Ct scan of chest without contrast18$2,045$114
Screening 3d breast mammography34$1,974$58
Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml14$121$0

Medicaid work

$449,576 in 2024

Medicaid paid $449,576 for 2,043 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 91 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material1,038$241,142
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of upper extremity; without contrast material(s)807$195,972
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, lower extremity other than joint; without contrast material(s)12$4,755
Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete35$2,894
Ultrasound by transvaginal approach28$1,835
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views63$1,467
X-ray of lumbosacral spine, anteroposterior and lateral views25$725
X-RAY EXAM OF FOOT20$460
Radiologic examination, knee; 3 views15$327
Medicaid work by year
20242,043991$449,576
2023707628$76,987
2022402334$68,335
202140316$6,593
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material341$45,235
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of upper extremity; without contrast material(s)205$24,882
Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete50$3,730
Ultrasound by transvaginal approach19$1,282
Radiologic examination, knee; 3 views58$1,092
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views34$765

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material261$41,374
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of upper extremity; without contrast material(s)126$25,795
Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete15$1,165

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of upper extremity; without contrast material(s)12$2,975
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material16$2,910
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed12$708

Money from drug and device companies

$21 in 2020

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Astellas Pharma USLexiscan$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Lexiscan · 2020-02-13 · $21
See the published payment
Every published payment
Astellas Pharma USMeals · 2020-02-13Lexiscan$21

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
91.2 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1558756882
Licence
CA A165969California A165969: Current · expires 2027-10-31Texas W0977: Active
Group
Beverly Radiology Medical Group III · Simonmed Imaging Florida LLC · Valley Radiology Consultants Medical Group Inc · Desert Advanced Imaging Medical Center · Howard Simon MD PLLC · Health Diagnostics of California A Professional Corporation · Valley Radiology Medical Associates Inc · Pro Radiology LLC · Synergy Radiology LLC
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
Mailing address
700 E Morehead St Ste 300, Charlotte, NC, 28202
NPI first listed
2015-04-03
NPI last updated
2026-08-04
NPI record certified
2026-08-04

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95817