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Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD

Accepting New Patients

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

18350 Roscoe Boulevard 304
Northridge, CA 91325

(818) 993-6063

Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD is a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

Office Locations

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

18350 Roscoe Boulevard 304
Northridge, CA 91325

(818) 993-6063

(818) 993-6090

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Asher Taban, 44, a neurosurgeon at Northridge Hospital Medical Center where Lyons was taken after suffering the injury, said that the Chatsworth senior's fifth vertebra broke under the impact...”—"Lyons' Will Unflagging in Face of Adversity : Chatsworth Player Hopes to Recover From Paralysis", Los Angeles Times, May 2025

“Attempting to alleviate the stress, Dr. Asher Taban, a neurosurgeon from Northridge Hospital, placed Dinges in a vise-like clamp for 72 hours.”—"RICH DINGES IS ON THE ROAD AGAIN : Runner Comes Back--One Step at a Time : Freak Bicycling Injury Left HimTemporarily Paralyzed, Determined", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

“Dr. Asher Taban, a neurosurgeon at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, has not treated Sophie.”—"Parents Try Holistic Approach To Help Baby With Rare Brain Tumor", CBS News, July 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
bone marrow tests	21
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	402
hospital care	14
implant surgery	20
injections	42
inpatient care	14
nerve block	14
nerve procedures	26
pain management	42
spinal procedures	112
X-rays	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	19
bone marrow tests	19
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	412
hospital care	17
implant surgery	12
injections	45
inpatient care	17
nerve block	11
nerve procedures	11
pain management	45
spinal procedures	108
X-rays	60

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	33
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	46
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
bone marrow tests	17
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	412
injections	53
nerve procedures	13
pain management	53
spinal procedures	114
X-rays	90

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	23
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bone marrow tests	14
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
doctor visit	389
injections	67
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
nerve block	11
pain management	67
spinal procedures	87
X-rays	76

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	46
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	44
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
bone marrow tests	13
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	365
injections	51
nerve procedures	13
pain management	51
spinal procedures	85
X-rays	72

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	27
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA during 2017 were pain management, injections, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	280
injections	50
pain management	50
spinal procedures	39
X-rays	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	19
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	18
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA during 2018 were pain management, injections, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	248
injections	48
pain management	48
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA during 2019 were pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	164
injections	23
pain management	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	89

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	78

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA during 2022 were spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	66
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
spinal procedures	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	54
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Northridge, CA were spinal procedures, X-rays, pain management and injections.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	16
bone marrow tests	16
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	264
hospital care	15
implant surgery	16
injections	47
inpatient care	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
nerve block	12
nerve procedures	15
pain management	47
spinal procedures	72
X-rays	58

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	15
Non-Hispanic White	122
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	50
85 and over	13
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	22
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Northridge, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Asher H. Taban, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$2,193 Spinal Implant $2,193
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC	$788 activL Artificial Disc $675	Orthopedics $114
NUVASIVE, INC.	$498 Thoracolumbar $345	Cervicothoracic $152
SI-Bone, Inc.	$229 iFuse Implant $229
Centinel Spine, Inc.	$207 STALIF C-Ti $136	STALIF MIDLINE $40	STALIF C $31
Other	$1,535 VariLift $181	Neuro-Chronic Pain $157	VALEO INTERBODY $147	DTRAX Spinal System $141	YOSPRALA $119	Other $790

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,967
Food and Beverage	$2,443
Gift	$23
Entertainment	$18

Biography

Dr. Asher Taban's areas of specialization are spine surgery and neurosurgery; he sees patients in Northridge, CA. His average patient rating is 3.5 stars (out of 5). He studied medicine at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Dr. Taban speaks Persian. He is professionally affiliated with Northridge Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Taban's practice in Northridge, CA is open to new patients as reported by Dignity Health.