Ara Sahakian, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Ara Sahakian, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1801018478, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license (California A97441, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ara Sahakian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A97441 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 442-5100
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131010001500); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ara Sahakian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A97441Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole28 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: $21,111.52
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Usc Care Medical Group IncArcadia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ara Sahakian among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Ara Sahakian, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ara Sahakian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ara Sahakian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801018478, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ara Sahakian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ara Sahakian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A97441, 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 Sahakian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ara Sahakian, M.D. had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.