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Neurologists who accept Medicare in Los Angeles, CA
CMS lists 296 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Los Angeles. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 261. Offer telehealth: 189.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 90095 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $142, of which you pay about $36; a follow-up visit $110, of which you pay about $27 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Phillip C. Ahn, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1989MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,017Daniel W. Chang, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 1994 · University of Southern California Keck School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $3,074Antonio Liu, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 95.8/100Graduated 1995 · University of Southern California Keck School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $47Jessica Meir, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 95.8/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006 · Albany Medical College of Union UniversityFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $33Jennifer A. Adrissi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016 · Northwestern University Feinberg Medical SchoolFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $140Edwin C. Amos, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1983 · University of California, San Francisco School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,172Ahmet Arac, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $90Alon Y. Avidan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994 · George Washington University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 6Drug and device company payments (2025): $157,886Mersedeh Bahr Hosseini, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009FemaleKevin C. Bickart, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · Boston University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Jeff M. Bronstein, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1988 · University of California, Geffen School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,595Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 2Stanley T. Carmichael, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 1994 · Washington University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Timothy S. Chang, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $31Andrew C. Charles, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 1987 · University of California, Geffen School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $65,004Eric M. Cheng
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995 · University of Chicago, Pritzker School of MedicineMaleRobert A. Chong, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $19,107Timothy F. Cloughesy, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1987 · Tulane University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $11,478Michael Connerney, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 2019MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Steven C. Cramer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 1988 · University of Southern California Keck School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $14,059Kathryn A. Cross, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · University of California, Geffen School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $2,247Christopher Degiorgio, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 1981 · Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Bruce H. Dobkin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 1973 · Temple University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Dawn S. Eliashiv, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1985FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $65,118Jerome Engel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1965 · Stanford University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Molly R. Fensterwald, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019 · University of California, Davis School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $153Charles C. Flippen Ii, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · University of Michigan Medical SchoolMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $164Brent L. Fogel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2003 · Medical College of WisconsinMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Katherine A. Fu, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $958Ming Guo, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 1996 · University of California, San Francisco School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Anasheh Halabi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $20,303Chelsea M. Hesterman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011 · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFemaleJason D. Hinman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 2007 · Boston University School of MedicineMaleGail P. Ishiyama
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · University of California, Geffen School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 6Mollie M. Johnston, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007 · University of Minnesota Medical SchoolFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Yigit Karasozen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $473Adrienne M. Keener, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010 · University of Southern California Keck School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $4,446Inna Keselman
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 2008 · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $125Marie Kim, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $115Arthur P. Kowell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 1974 · Perelman School of Med at the University of PennsylvaniaMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Albert Lai, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1998 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,558David S. Liebeskind, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995 · New York University Medical College - NLGMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 6Drug and device company payments (2025): $383,359Shawn M. Love, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017 · Vanderbilt University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Rajarshi Mazumder, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014 · Oregon Health Sciences University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $171Adys Mendizabal, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016 · Temple University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $504Krishe Menezes, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Karla V. Minota Pacheco, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Phioanh Nghiemphu, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1999 · Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $91,139May Nour, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009 · University of Arizona College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $8,909Marc R. Nuwer
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1975 · Stanford University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Sinifunanya E. Nwaobi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · University of Alabama School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $40Susan Perlman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1975FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $40,950Paula D. Ravin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1980 · Wayne State University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $6,488Jessica E. Rexach, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013 · University of California, Geffen School of MedicineFemaleRanmal A. Samarasinghe, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 2013 · University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineMaleJeffrey L. Saver, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1986 · Harvard Medical SchoolMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $11,493Lara M. Schrader, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994 · University of Wisconsin School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5David Shaner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1981 · University of California, Davis School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Latisha K. Sharma, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004 · Indiana University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $44Perry Shieh, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000 · Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $588,118Elyse J. Singer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1978 · University of South Alabama College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Payam Soltanzadeh, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $783John M. Stern, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1993 · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $197,077Elaine Su, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 2015FemaleMichael M. Su, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 2009 · New York University Medical College - NLGMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $90Paul M. Vespa, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 1990 · Ohio State University College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 6Drug and device company payments (2025): $110Rhonda R. Voskuhl, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 1986 · Vanderbilt University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Keith A. Vossel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2003 · University of Tennessee, HSC, College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Martina H. Wiedau, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $151Eric M. Williamson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007 · Ohio State University College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $29Andrew M. Wilson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 2012 · Baylor College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $335Roger P. Woods, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1984 · Harvard Medical SchoolMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Brittany M. Young, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018 · University of Wisconsin School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $250William A. Zeiger, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013 · University of Chicago, Pritzker School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $23Simon Zimnowodzki, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.7/100Graduated 1978 · Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 4Omar Al-Louzi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $6,653Jonathan H. Lee, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.2/100Graduated 2019MaleMelissa W. Quan, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.2/100Graduated 2006 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $34Dorothy P. Dada, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 90.4/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $11,827Melita Petrossian, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 90.4/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006 · University of California, San Francisco School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,458Mohsen M. Pirastehfar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 90.4/100Graduated 2000MaleAmir A. Badiei, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · Saint Louis University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $198Dana S. Cooper, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014 · Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $227Ilan J. Danan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $139Dave S. Ho, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019 · Saint Louis University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $779Susan W. Lee, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $231William A. Li, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $63Jodi L. Nelson, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $229Arun Ramachandran, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $29Nicholas R. Szumski, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $289Vernon B. Williams, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · University of Michigan Medical SchoolMaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $282Charles Casassa, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · Georgetown University School of MedicineMaleShauna C. Cheung, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014FemaleKhashayar Dashtipour, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1996MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $528,270Mohammad Dastjerdi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1998MaleKaren P. Frei, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson UniversityMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $716Theresa L. Labarte, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010 · Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, ErieFemaleTravis E. Losey, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineMaleFarzin B. Pedouim, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $796Jeffrey Rosenfeld, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990 · University of Maryland School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $69,890
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Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).