NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ara A. Chrissian, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Loma Linda, CA

Ara A. Chrissian, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Loma Linda, California, and NPI 1316055064, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (California A114213, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316055064
Name
Ara A. Chrissian
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
A114213 CA
M3996 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11370 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA 92354
Phone
(909) 558-2896
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110316000712); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2003
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 11370 Anderson St

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

  1. Shamel Abd-Allah, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1407879257
  2. Amir Abdi Pour, MDNephrology Physician1912187477
  3. Carine AbinaderWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1174345771
  4. Ray Abinader, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1770901548
  5. Ahmed Abou-Zamzam, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1558306795
  6. Borhaan Ahmad, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1740203595

Verify Ara A. Chrissian 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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

44 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.

  1. Ara Chrissian44
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%64.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%82.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $16,696.12

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ara Chrissian$16,696
  2. Specialty average$5,160

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. Faculty Physicians And Surgeons OF LlusmLoma Linda, CA

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

Ara A. Chrissian among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Ara A. Chrissian, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Gold, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541164442067
  2. Elliot Ho, D.O.Loma Linda, CA 923541184044760
  3. Laren Tan, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541821230467
  4. David Chooljian, M.D., J.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571861667503
  5. Philip Roos, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571376554170
  6. Lamia Aljundi, MDLoma Linda, CA 923501780030619
  7. Matthew Honda, MDLoma Linda, CA 923501326507526
  8. Myrna Mousa, MDLoma Linda, CA 923501598458713

Common questions

What is Ara A. Chrissian, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ara A. Chrissian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316055064, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ara A. Chrissian, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11370 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA, 92354. Phone: (909) 558-2896. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ara A. Chrissian, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A114213, 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 Ara A. Chrissian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ara A. Chrissian, M.D. had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ara A. Chrissian, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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