Armin Barekatain, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Laguna Hills, CA
Armin Barekatain, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1982950572, issued on Aug 1, 2012. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Armin Barekatain
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- C7-0005410 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23521 Paseo DE Valencia Ste 303, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 837-6600
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2023
- Fax
- (949) 837-6602
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210128000189); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 23521 Paseo DE Valencia Ste 303
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Armin Barekatain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,612 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate180 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate161 claims
- Eliquis137 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium136 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium86 claims
- Xarelto81 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $817.27
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Caring Cardiology Medical GroupLaguna Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Armin Barekatain among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Armin Barekatain, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease 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 2012, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Feiner, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531962594309
- Michael Gault, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531598857930
- Sasan Ghaffari, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531821092685
- Ronald Gim, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531316039753
- Inderpal Gujral, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531063416410
- James Hawkins, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531043279177
- George Konugres, DOLaguna Hills, CA 926531740284108
- Daniel Lamont, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531407948847
Common questions
What is Armin Barekatain, MD's NPI number?
Armin Barekatain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982950572, issued on Aug 1, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Armin Barekatain, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23521 Paseo DE Valencia Ste 303, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 837-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Armin Barekatain, MD's license?
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 Armin Barekatain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Armin Barekatain, MD had 1,612 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Armin Barekatain, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.