Garo Balkian, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Woodland Hills, CA
Garo Balkian, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Woodland Hills, California, and NPI 1326154063, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (California A63683, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Garo Balkian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A63683 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5601 Desoto Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91365
- Phone
- (818) 719-3600
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A636830 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5601 Desoto Avenue
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Verify Garo Balkian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A63683Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin31 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 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.
Garo Balkian among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Garo Balkian, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Gershenson, DVM, DACVECCWoodland Hills, CA 913641316412224
- Mel Herbert, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA 913641003042417
- Hamid Nia, DOWoodland Hills, CA 913641952824872
- Mona Balogh, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671548312903
- Coco Chen, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671649347568
- Suzanne Cooper, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671174690010
- Fausto Farfan, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671962561621
- Ara Gabrielian, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671770631780
Common questions
What is Garo Balkian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Garo Balkian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326154063, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Garo Balkian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5601 Desoto Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA, 91365. Phone: (818) 719-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Garo Balkian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A63683, 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 Garo Balkian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Garo Balkian, M.D. had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.