Anna Melkonyan Lafian, D.O.
Rheumatology Physician · Glendale, CA
Anna Melkonyan Lafian, D.O. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1700206182, issued on Apr 23, 2014. Check the license (California 2OA14592, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anna Melkonyan Lafian
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 2OA14592 CA
20A14592 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1505 Wilson Ter Ste 315, Glendale, CA 91206
- Phone
- (818) 696-8767
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170712001417); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Touro Un College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1505 Wilson Ter Ste 315
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maneh Sarkisian, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1619848595
Verify Anna Melkonyan Lafian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 2OA14592Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,551 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate308 claims
- Prednisone158 claims
- Gabapentin111 claims
- Colchicine84 claims
- Methotrexate79 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium77 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: $517.53
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Anna Lafian DO IncGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anna Melkonyan Lafian among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Anna Melkonyan Lafian, D.O. is one of 926 rheumatology 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 2014, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramesh Kesavalu, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041932147626
- Nickolay Teophilov, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041710058987
- Noune Pashinian, MDGlendale, CA 912031952460859
- Penny Chong, M.D.Agoura Hills, CA 913011093937112
- Irene Tong, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911071962439299
- David Brown, MDPasadena, CA 911051689710055
- Stratos Christianakis, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051831114008
- Roodabeh Koolaee, DOPasadena, CA 911051316250525
Common questions
What is Anna Melkonyan Lafian, D.O.'s NPI number?
Anna Melkonyan Lafian, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700206182, issued on Apr 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anna Melkonyan Lafian, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1505 Wilson Ter Ste 315, Glendale, CA, 91206. Phone: (818) 696-8767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anna Melkonyan Lafian, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 2OA14592, 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 Anna Melkonyan Lafian, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anna Melkonyan Lafian, D.O. had 1,551 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.