NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ara Karamanian

Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician · Houston, TX

Ara Karamanian is a vascular & interventional radiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1104140847, issued on Mar 24, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q1840, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1104140847
Name
Ara Karamanian
Primary taxonomy
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician 2085R0204X
License numbers
Q1840 TX
ME166765 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6624 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 904-4014
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2024
Fax
(844) 308-5101
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260216001684); may accept 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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Verify Ara Karamanian in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular & interventional radiology physician in 2024

77 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 75 among the 1,444 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Ara Karamanian77
  2. Specialty average75

Most prescribed

  1. Alfuzosin Hcl Er43 claims
  2. Cefdinir15 claims
  3. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15 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: $1,540.00

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Profound Medical Corp. The 3,457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,206.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ara Karamanian$1,540.00
  2. Specialty average$7,206.73

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

Ara Karamanian among 324 vascular & interventional radiology physician records in Texas

Ara Karamanian is one of 324 vascular & interventional radiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 49% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 284 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0204X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 324 vascular & interventional radiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 vascular & interventional radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Judy Ahrar, M.D.Houston, TX 770301750310595
  2. Kamran Ahrar, M.D.Houston, TX 770301538255286
  3. Rony Avritscher, M.D.Houston, TX 770301124004718
  4. Stephen Chen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301396798500
  5. Jonathan Gross, M.D.Houston, TX 770301194920751
  6. Marshall Hicks, M.D.Houston, TX 770301255431482
  7. Steven Huang, MDHouston, TX 770301659546232
  8. Joshua Kuban, MD, MMSHouston, TX 770301639310550

Common questions

What is Ara Karamanian's NPI number?

Ara Karamanian's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104140847, issued on Mar 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ara Karamanian located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6624 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 904-4014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ara Karamanian's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q1840, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ara Karamanian prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ara Karamanian had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among vascular & interventional radiology physician prescribers was 75. 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.