Dickran Vahe Altounian, D.O.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Encino, CA
Dickran Vahe Altounian, D.O. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1063862290, issued on Jun 19, 2016. Check the license (California 20A18293, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dickran Vahe Altounian
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- 20A18293 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16830 Ventura Blvd Ste 220, Encino, CA 91436
- Phone
- (818) 926-4963
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210813002044); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dickran Vahe Altounian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A18293Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
151 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl30 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Baclofen11 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): 0 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: $87.22
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Integrated Rehab Consultants California IncGranada Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dickran Vahe Altounian among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California
Dickran Vahe Altounian, D.O. is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California
There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.
All 290 in California → Every provider in Encino → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Darren Freeman, D.O.Encino, CA 914361326184896
- Payam Vahedifar, M.D.Encino, CA 914361861473464
- Mehras Akhavan, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031497817332
- Andrew Kochan, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031720206881
- John Villanueva, M.D.Burbank, CA 915061518134543
- Bumin KongThousand Oaks, CA 913601497382220
- Hyung Kim, M.D.Santa Clarita, CA 913551609885581
- Jonathan Ramin, DOValencia, CA 913551336502079
Common questions
What is Dickran Vahe Altounian, D.O.'s NPI number?
Dickran Vahe Altounian, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063862290, issued on Jun 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dickran Vahe Altounian, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16830 Ventura Blvd Ste 220, Encino, CA, 91436. Phone: (818) 926-4963. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dickran Vahe Altounian, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A18293, 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 Dickran Vahe Altounian, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dickran Vahe Altounian, D.O. had 151 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dickran Vahe Altounian, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.