NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Albert Askarinam, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Northridge, CA

Albert Askarinam, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Northridge, California, and NPI 1346305422, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (California A62932, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346305422
Name
Albert Askarinam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A62932 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8330 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91324
Phone
(818) 654-3887
Enumerated
Dec 27, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 17, 2025
Fax
(818) 936-0108
Medicaid ID
00A629320 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051104000508); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8330 Reseda Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kathy AguilarCase Manager/Care Coordinator1487153979
  2. Nicholas AguirreAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1841072824
  3. Joy AikenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1215422621
  4. Luz AlasMedical Physician Assistant1194666990
  5. Edna AlvaradoClinical Social Worker1710367586
  6. Oscar AxumeAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1982372314

Verify Albert Askarinam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

759 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Albert Askarinam759
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium81 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl41 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate33 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl32 claims
  5. Benazepril Hcl26 claims
  6. Naproxen26 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $536.48

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Albert Askarinam$536.48
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Tarzana Treatment Centers IncTarzana, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Albert Askarinam among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Albert Askarinam, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

55 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Northridge

They are 55 of the 2,598 NPPES records with a practice address in Northridge, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Isak Elkayam, MDNorthridge, CA 913241902425465
  2. Daniel Eshaghian, M.D.Northridge, CA 913241497015085
  3. Jason Groomer, D.ONorthridge, CA 913241619986965
  4. Arthur Karaguezian, M.D.Northridge, CA 913241063603009
  5. Zahra Sherazi, MDNorthridge, CA 913241952894891
  6. Philip Shore, MDNorthridge, CA 913241295750529
  7. Terence Thompson, M.D.Northridge, CA 913241497746663
  8. Julio Vasquez, MDNorthridge, CA 913241639262561

Common questions

What is Albert Askarinam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Albert Askarinam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346305422, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Albert Askarinam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8330 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA, 91324. Phone: (818) 654-3887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Albert Askarinam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A62932, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Albert Askarinam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Albert Askarinam, M.D. had 759 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.