Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1447344502, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036067908, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ara Karekin Pridjian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- 036067908 IL
4301054833 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (517) 881-6671
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 4847116 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250618000772); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ara Karekin Pridjian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036067908Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
172 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel54 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl35 claims
- Eliquis19 claims
- Cilostazol12 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: $473.60
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Congress Vein Clinic LLCChicago, IL
- Vein Clinics OF Chicago LLCChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ara Karekin Pridjian among 197 vascular surgery physician records in Illinois
Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD is one of 197 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2005 among the 132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 197 vascular surgery physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Erin Farlow, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121386890077
- Richard Keen, M.D., FACSChicago, IL 606121841394129
- David LandauChicago, IL 606121083626113
- Sungho Lim, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121851739403
- Walter McCarthy, MDChicago, IL 606121477667681
- Omar Morcos, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121255536355
Common questions
What is Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD's NPI number?
Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447344502, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (517) 881-6671. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036067908, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.