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Armine Nazaryan, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician in Glendale, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,760 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
113K
Medicare Part D claims · 2K beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
85%
generic claims · 14% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
69.7/100
▼ 14 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$1.8K
74 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Armine Nazaryan, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 69.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 113,179 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

69.7/100
MIPS score · -14 vs avg
113K
Part D claims, 2023
85%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

70 ≥ 8th percentile 8% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Armine Nazaryan, M.D. sits

This provider among family medicine physician peers

Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Armine Nazaryan, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 100% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 11% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Armine Nazaryan, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 11
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Armine Nazaryan, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Armine Nazaryan, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Armine Nazaryan, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 08/13/2005

NPI 1972505444

Primary specialty

Family Medicine Physician

High-volume

147,760 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

113,179 33× vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,418

MIPS final score

69.7/100 13.8 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.3%Marriage & Family Therapist5.5%Student in an Organized Heal…5%Mental Health Counselor3.9%Pharmacist3.5%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Family Medicine Physician1.7%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
69.7/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Family Medicine Physician) - 69.7/100 vs national avg 83.5

0%100%National avg84%69.7%
MIPS final score (Family Medicine Physician) - 69.7/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Armine Nazaryan, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Medicine Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 221 S GLENDALE AVE, Glendale, CA, 91205, with a listed phone of (818) 500-0716. NPI 1972505444 was issued on 08/13/2005.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 113,179 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 1,757 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $9.1 million in drug spend, split 14% brand-name and 85% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.8%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 69.7/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 64.5, Cost 17.7), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.

Family Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 147,760 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 3,418 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

221 S GLENDALE AVE
Glendale, CA 91205
(818) 500-0716

Provider Details

NPI 1972505444
Specialty Family Medicine Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 08/13/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

69.6551
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
64.522
Quality
17.6617
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Individual

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Armine Nazaryan, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.8K

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Armine Nazaryan, M.D.. To verify Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Armine Nazaryan, M.D. - brand share 14.0%
Family Medicine Physician average

14% brand-name claims vs 85% generic, on 113,179 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

113,179
Total Claims
$9.1M
Total Drug Cost
1,757
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
120,636
Total Day Supply
3,556,854
Brand vs Generic
14% brand / 85% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$7.0M
Generic Drug Cost
$2.1M
Opioid Claims
949 (0.8% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
1,009

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.31
Gender Split
65% female / 35% male
Age Distribution
<65: 117, 65-74: 973, 75-84: 464, 85+: 203

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Armine Nazaryan, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
 4,564
Amlodipine Besylate
 3,877
Omeprazole
 3,795
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 3,431
Losartan Potassium
 3,255
Metoprolol Succinate
 3,244
Metformin Hcl
 3,070
Donepezil Hcl
 2,800
Levothyroxine Sodium
 2,319
Ibuprofen
 2,278

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Family Medicine Physician Overview

How Armine Nazaryan, M.D. fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

147,760
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider

Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s 113,179 claims are above the specialty average of 3,418.

Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Nazaryan.

Dr. Omer Aba-Omer
MD
Santa Monica, CA
Dr. Michelle Ababa
MD
Wilmington, CA
Dr. Anna Tzeitel Abalos
MD
Roseville, CA
Dr. Adan Abarca
MD
Anaheim, CA
Dr. Lorraine Abate
M.D.
Sacramento, CA

Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Armine Nazaryan, M.D. specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Glendale, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Armine Nazaryan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Armine Nazaryan, M.D. wrote 113,179 Medicare Part D claims totaling $9.1M in drug costs for 1,757 beneficiaries.
What is Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Armine Nazaryan, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 69.7/100 (Quality: 64.5, Cost: 17.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Armine Nazaryan, M.D. located? ▼
Armine Nazaryan, M.D. is located at 221 S GLENDALE AVE, Glendale, CA, 91205. Phone: (818) 500-0716.
What is Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972505444, issued on 08/13/2005.
Does Armine Nazaryan, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s prescribing is 14% brand-name and 85% generic drugs by claim count, with $7.0M in brand drug costs.
Does Armine Nazaryan, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Armine Nazaryan, M.D. had 949 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.8%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 147,760 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Armine Nazaryan, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate, Omeprazole. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Armine Nazaryan, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Armine Nazaryan, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 113,179 Part D claims and 1,757 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Armine Nazaryan, M.D.'s NPI is 1972505444 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.