NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carolyn Chooljian, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Fresno, CA

Carolyn Chooljian, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1982656807, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (California G53673, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982656807
Name
Carolyn Chooljian
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
G53673 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2823 Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93721
Phone
(559) 499-6440
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(559) 499-6441
Medicaid ID
00G536730 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050920000468); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1984
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 2823 Fresno St

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

  1. Shahrin Abdalian, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1043716186
  2. Mariam Abdelkader, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1689022824
  3. Majdi Abdulmaula, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1295260529
  4. Reema Aboelrish, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1376466144
  5. Reem Aboushaar, MDPediatrics Physician1013543933
  6. Inas Abukraa, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1376115881

Verify Carolyn Chooljian 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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Carolyn Chooljian29
  2. Specialty average226

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%45.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Central California Faculty Medical Group IncFresno, CA

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

Carolyn Chooljian among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Carolyn Chooljian, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

228 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fresno

They are 228 of the 19,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Fresno, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Janak Acharya, MDFresno, CA 937211376508721
  2. James Andrews, MDFresno, CA 937211629086269
  3. Herbert Bivins, MDFresno, CA 937211972619518
  4. Brian Chinnock, M.D.Fresno, CA 937211861481947
  5. James Comes, MDFresno, CA 937211669424412
  6. Michael Darracq, M.D.Fresno, CA 937211275553414
  7. Ryan Ernst, MD, PA-CFresno, CA 937211396787289
  8. Harold Lowder, MDFresno, CA 937211720037419

Common questions

What is Carolyn Chooljian, MD's NPI number?

Carolyn Chooljian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982656807, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carolyn Chooljian, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2823 Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93721. Phone: (559) 499-6440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carolyn Chooljian, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G53673, 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 Carolyn Chooljian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carolyn Chooljian, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Carolyn Chooljian, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.