NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Harout Raffi Balian, MD

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Pasadena, CA

Harout Raffi Balian, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1417974478, issued on Jul 16, 2006. Check the license (California A49429, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417974478
Name
Harout Raffi Balian
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License number
A49429 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
333 N Hill Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106
Phone
(626) 449-9911
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 449-9921
Medicaid IDs
00A494291 CA
00A494293 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040428000562); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

5,309 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 93 claims were for opioids.

  1. Harout Balian5,309
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate194 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium172 claims
  3. Dexlansoprazole Dr144 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium144 claims
  5. Furosemide121 claims
  6. Vascepa120 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $952.46

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Harout Balian$952.46
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California

There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.

Other pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California

  1. Vibha Agrawal, MDPasadena, CA1528196045
  2. Mehras Akhavan, MDSherman Oaks, CA1497817332
  3. Dickran Altounian, D.O.Encino, CA1063862290
  4. Daniel Alves, MDPalmdale, CA1518018746
  5. Mary Ambach, M.D.Encinitas, CA1083769566
  6. Adam Amir, D.O.Palmdale, CA1407419922
  7. Bradford Anderson, M.D.Bakersfield, CA1891806832
  8. Armand Ardestani, DOPalmdale, CA1922636513
  9. Aaron Arel, D.O.La Mirada, CA1346773520
  10. Sean Ataee, M.D.Santa Ana, CA1144363011

Common questions

What is Harout Raffi Balian, MD's NPI number?

Harout Raffi Balian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417974478, issued on Jul 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Harout Raffi Balian, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 N Hill Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106. Phone: (626) 449-9911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Harout Raffi Balian, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A49429, 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 Harout Raffi Balian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Harout Raffi Balian, MD had 5,309 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Harout Raffi Balian, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.