NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Avetis Hekimian, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Avetis Hekimian, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1477998375, issued on May 6, 2013. Check the license (California A133933, 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
1477998375
Name
Avetis Hekimian
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A133933 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4733 W Sunset Blvd FL 3, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone
(323) 783-4516
Enumerated
May 6, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160226001441); accepts Medicare assignment
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 FL 3

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

  1. Andrew AbayanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912589391
  2. Riad Abdulmoniem, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215730841
  3. Dishan AbeydeeraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265291413
  4. Alyssa AbramStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508626300
  5. Max Abramson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093579286
  6. Shalini Agrawal, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316707888

Verify Avetis Hekimian in five checks

  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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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,003 Medicare Part D claims for 784 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Avetis Hekimian5,003
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Bisoprolol Fumarate452 claims
  2. Pradaxa346 claims
  3. Spironolactone266 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium262 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium259 claims
  6. Furosemide253 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 GroupPanorama City, CA

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

Avetis Hekimian among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Avetis Hekimian, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sangeeta Aggarwal, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271578655908
  2. Hagop Bezikian, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271821171604
  3. Roshanak Eftekhari, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271619936556
  4. Martin Hirsch, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271881765774
  5. Missak Kltchian, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271255359840
  6. Ani Markarian, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271457305435
  7. Lyn Pestana, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271013088996
  8. Edward Quiming, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271497826465

Common questions

What is Avetis Hekimian, M.D.'s NPI number?

Avetis Hekimian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477998375, issued on May 6, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Avetis Hekimian, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4733 W Sunset Blvd FL 3, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 783-4516. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Avetis Hekimian, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A133933, 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 Avetis Hekimian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Avetis Hekimian, M.D. had 5,003 Medicare Part D claims for 784 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.