NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Garni Barkhoudarian, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Garni Barkhoudarian, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1578707642, issued on Apr 20, 2009. Check the license (California A98984, 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
1578707642
Name
Garni Barkhoudarian
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
A98984 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2125 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 582-7450
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2009
Record last updated
Nov 21, 2022
Fax
(310) 582-7495
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120628000239); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 2005
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 2125 Arizona Ave

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

  1. Katherine Araque Triana, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1144656430
  2. Annika Canta, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1215783055
  3. Jose Carrillo, MDNeurology Physician1902006661
  4. Natasha CuetoNurse Practitioner1821649518
  5. Barbara Giesser, MDNeurology Physician1235154055
  6. Howard Krauss, M.D.Neuro-ophthalmology Physician1114950060

Verify Garni Barkhoudarian 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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Industry payments in 2024: $547.37

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novocure Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Garni Barkhoudarian$547
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Providence Saint Johns Medical FoundationLos Angeles, CA

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

Garni Barkhoudarian among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Garni Barkhoudarian, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Kelly, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041306857982
  2. Brandon LaingSanta Monica, CA 904041255820957
  3. Nancy McLaughlin, MD, PHD, FRCSCSanta Monica, CA 904041780907949
  4. Andrew Wong, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041700312683
  5. Brian Gantwerker, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031609842715
  6. Deven Khosla, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031013962885
  7. Daniel Nagasawa, MDSanta Monica, CA 904031578820536
  8. J Rich, MDSanta Monica, CA 904031598820086

Common questions

What is Garni Barkhoudarian, MD's NPI number?

Garni Barkhoudarian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578707642, issued on Apr 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Garni Barkhoudarian, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2125 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 582-7450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Garni Barkhoudarian, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A98984, 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.

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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