Ara Hagop Dikranian, M.D
Rheumatology Physician · San Diego, CA
Ara Hagop Dikranian, M.D is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1609962026, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (California A62403, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ara Hagop Dikranian
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- A62403 CA
A062403 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3633 Camino Del Rio S Ste 300, San Diego, CA 92108
- Phone
- (619) 287-9730
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2023
- Fax
- (619) 398-1869
- Medicaid ID
- 00A624030 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040130000858); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3633 Camino Del Rio S Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michael Meng, DC RMSK RN FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013077841
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- Anthony Nguyen, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1174186308
- Ethel Odimegwu, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1952934739
Verify Ara Hagop Dikranian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A62403Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,356 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone280 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate182 claims
- Methotrexate151 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl139 claims
- Celecoxib138 claims
- Pilocarpine Hcl67 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): 39.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $350,277.58
527 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. 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 2 group practices
- Cabrillo Center For Rheumatic Disease ApcEl Centro, CA
- Kayal Medical Group IncSan Marcos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ara Hagop Dikranian among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Ara Hagop Dikranian, M.D 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · 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
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- Malahat Movahedian, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081386022945
- Mahmood Pazirandeh, MD, FACP, FACRSan Diego, CA 921081134109390
- Natasha Conley, D.O.San Diego, CA 921091639136344
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Common questions
What is Ara Hagop Dikranian, M.D's NPI number?
Ara Hagop Dikranian, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609962026, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ara Hagop Dikranian, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3633 Camino Del Rio S Ste 300, San Diego, CA, 92108. Phone: (619) 287-9730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ara Hagop Dikranian, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A62403, 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 Hagop Dikranian, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ara Hagop Dikranian, M.D had 2,356 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ara Hagop Dikranian, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 39.2 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.
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.