Despina Ghaby Kayichian, M.D.
Specialist · Venice, CA
Despina Ghaby Kayichian, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Venice, California, and NPI 1972614493, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California A52950, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Despina Ghaby Kayichian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A52950 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 604 Rose Ave, Venice, CA 90291
- Phone
- (310) 392-8636
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 392-7875
- Medicaid ID
- 00A529500 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051117001066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Despina Ghaby Kayichian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A52950Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
937 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Jardiance66 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
- Lisinopril60 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Furosemide41 claims
- Valsartan30 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
- Venice Family ClinicSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Despina Ghaby Kayichian among 5,749 specialist records in California
Despina Ghaby Kayichian, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Despina Ghaby Kayichian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Despina Ghaby Kayichian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972614493, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Despina Ghaby Kayichian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 604 Rose Ave, Venice, CA, 90291. Phone: (310) 392-8636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Despina Ghaby Kayichian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A52950, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Despina Ghaby Kayichian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Despina Ghaby Kayichian, M.D. had 937 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.