Ara S. Klijian, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · San Diego, CA
Ara S. Klijian, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1831134162, issued on Jun 19, 2006. Check the license (California A54227, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ara S. Klijian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A54227 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3131 Berger Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 715-0303
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 492-1377
- Medicaid ID
- 00A542270 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040903000937); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ara S. Klijian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A54227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine12 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: $112,404.42
109 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ara S. Klijian among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Ara S. Klijian, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
All 634 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Adamson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231043292584
- John Artrip, MDSan Diego, CA 921231831141084
- Joseph Chammas, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231902888522
- Walter Dembitsky, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231891777421
- Eric Devaney, MDSan Diego, CA 921231790877173
- Tara Karamlou, MDSan Diego, CA 921231053512186
- Craig LarsonSan Diego, CA 921231528183928
- Karl Limmer, M.DSan Diego, CA 921231871757294
Common questions
What is Ara S. Klijian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ara S. Klijian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831134162, issued on Jun 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ara S. Klijian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3131 Berger Ave, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 715-0303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ara S. Klijian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A54227, 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 S. Klijian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ara S. Klijian, M.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.