Gary V. Karakashian, M.D.
Specialist · West Long Branch, NJ
Gary V. Karakashian, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and NPI 1649227174, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA51823, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary V. Karakashian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MA51823 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 107 Monmouth RD, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
- Phone
- (732) 544-9200
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (732) 449-3272
- Medicaid ID
- 4511701 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050518000671); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary V. Karakashian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license MA51823Check 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 specialist in 2024
1,000 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Minoxidil143 claims
- Finasteride129 claims
- Spironolactone117 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate85 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide77 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate62 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $176.28
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Gary V. Karakashian among 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey
Gary V. Karakashian, M.D. is one of 1,636 specialist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 38% 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, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1989 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 specialist records list a practice address in West Long Branch
They are 5 of the 243 NPPES records with a practice address in West Long Branch, and 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey.
All 1,636 in New Jersey → Every provider in West Long Branch → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kenneth Skorenko, M.D.West Long Branch, NJ 077641790727279
- Ryan Keegan, DVM ACVIMSpring Lake, NJ 077621417511833
- Derek Mc Connell, P.T.Spring Lake, NJ 077621861837742
- Jill Wells, OTR/LSpring Lake, NJ 077621043256498
- John Royall, M.D.Rumson, NJ 077601174519037
Common questions
What is Gary V. Karakashian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gary V. Karakashian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649227174, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary V. Karakashian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 107 Monmouth RD, West Long Branch, NJ, 07764. Phone: (732) 544-9200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary V. Karakashian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA51823, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary V. Karakashian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary V. Karakashian, M.D. had 1,000 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary V. Karakashian, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.