NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gabriel Akopian, M.D.

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Pasadena, CA

Gabriel Akopian, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1326074535, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (California A79817, 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
1326074535
Name
Gabriel Akopian
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License number
A79817 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 W California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone
(626) 397-5896
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 18, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040113000753); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2000
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 100 W California Blvd

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

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  2. Lina Acopians, DOHospitalist Physician1548821523
  3. Daniel Adran, MDNeuroradiology Physician1518456441
  4. Alipasha Adrangui, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1780911263
  5. Vahe Aghajanyan, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447047238
  6. Ignacio Aguilar, RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1497583603

Verify Gabriel Akopian in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A79817    Check the board
  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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

80 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Gabriel Akopian80
  2. Specialty average192

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib21 claims
  2. Metronidazole14 claims
  3. Methocarbamol13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,133.08

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gabriel Akopian$1,133.08
  2. Specialty average$3,468.16

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

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationPasadena, CA

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

Gabriel Akopian among 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California

Gabriel Akopian, M.D. is one of 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 149 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California.

All 198 in California → Every provider in Pasadena → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →

The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Juliane Golan, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051801237177
  2. Stephen Sentovich, M.D.South Pasadena, CA 910301245293760
  3. Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MDDuarte, CA 910101730143124
  4. Andreas Kaiser, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101720092679
  5. Yasmin ZerhouniArcadia, CA 910071467722124
  6. Robert Beart, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041134157308
  7. Anamaria McElrath-Garza, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041720289044
  8. Dena Nasir, MDGlendale, CA 912041083272819

Common questions

What is Gabriel Akopian, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gabriel Akopian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326074535, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gabriel Akopian, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 W California Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 397-5896. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gabriel Akopian, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A79817, 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 Gabriel Akopian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gabriel Akopian, M.D. had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.

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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.