NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arash Kharestan, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Arash Kharestan, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1982775896, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (California A61501, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1982775896
Name
Arash Kharestan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
A61501 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4733 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone
(323) 783-4011
Enumerated
Nov 13, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050325000789); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1995
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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Also registered at 4733 W Sunset Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Antoine Abcar, MDNephrology Physician1245301159
  2. Iman Abdalla, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1730248311
  3. Joseph Abu-Dalu, MDVascular Surgery Physician1821157587
  4. Isaac Abusleme, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1891109468
  5. Nancy Adachi, PTPhysical Therapist1902004245
  6. Sangeeta Aggarwal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1578655908

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

424 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.

  1. Arash Kharestan424
  2. Specialty average696

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa65 claims
  2. Wixela Inhub60 claims
  3. Spiriva Respimat57 claims
  4. Azithromycin35 claims
  5. Breyna25 claims
  6. Prednisone25 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Arash Kharestan among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Arash Kharestan, MD is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 559 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allen Adams, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271700862794
  2. Annaelle Akcam, DOLos Angeles, CA 900271447945225
  3. Michael Bronstein, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271932270907
  4. Timothy Deakers, MD, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900271275626509
  5. Sylvia Del Castillo, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271700966314
  6. Mihran Garabedian, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271104993112
  7. Harleen Hayreh, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271073729539
  8. Christopher Newth, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271740383611

Common questions

What is Arash Kharestan, MD's NPI number?

Arash Kharestan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982775896, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arash Kharestan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4733 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 783-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arash Kharestan, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A61501, 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 Arash Kharestan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arash Kharestan, MD had 424 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.