Garbis Apelian, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Van Nuys, CA
Garbis Apelian, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Van Nuys, California, and NPI 1558543280, issued on Dec 5, 2007. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Garbis Apelian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 14600 Sherman Way Ste 280, Van Nuys, CA 91405
- Phone
- (818) 781-3110
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Garbis Apelian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
21.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
76,258 Medicare Part D claims for 1,370 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 581 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate3,650 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium2,662 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium2,362 claims
- Meclizine Hcl2,179 claims
- Omeprazole2,102 claims
- Gabapentin2,069 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 84.6 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: $634.99
28 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 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.
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Common questions
What is Garbis Apelian, MD's NPI number?
Garbis Apelian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558543280, issued on Dec 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Garbis Apelian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14600 Sherman Way Ste 280, Van Nuys, CA, 91405. Phone: (818) 781-3110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Garbis Apelian, MD's license?
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 Garbis Apelian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Garbis Apelian, MD had 76,258 Medicare Part D claims for 1,370 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Garbis Apelian, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.