Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Pasadena, CA
Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1023401122, issued on Mar 12, 2015. Check the license (California A140748, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A140748 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 236 W Mountain St # 109-E, Pasadena, CA 91103
- Phone
- (626) 600-1994
- Enumerated
- Mar 12, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A140748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
894 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine79 claims
- Divalproex Sodium72 claims
- Lithium Carbonate66 claims
- Olanzapine66 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate51 claims
- Haloperidol Decanoate41 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: $32.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
All 8,673 in California → Every provider in Pasadena → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Liliane Arenzon, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911031992903918
- Stella Cai, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911031215294772
- Alan Markie, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911031861475337
- Frederick Vaquer, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911031699809798
- Michael Storrie-Lombardi, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911041053688689
- Daniel Asimus, M.D., M.S.ED.Pasadena, CA 911051205936242
- Alexander Beebee, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051952499295
- Mohamed El-Gabalawy, MDPasadena, CA 911051407967631
Common questions
What is Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023401122, issued on Mar 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 236 W Mountain St # 109-E, Pasadena, CA, 91103. Phone: (626) 600-1994. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A140748, 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 Gregory Barkev Darakjian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ara Gregory Barkev Darakjian, M.D. had 894 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.