NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Arakelian

General Practice Dentistry · Sherman Oaks, CA

Karen Arakelian is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, California, and NPI 1215054770, issued on Mar 22, 2007. Check the license (California 43889, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215054770
Name
Karen Arakelian
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
43889 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4940 Van Nuys Blvd Ste 102, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone
(818) 995-3377
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 995-6644
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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 ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

68 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Karen Arakelian68
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin42 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.

Karen Arakelian among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

Karen Arakelian is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

35 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Sherman Oaks

They are 35 of the 2,691 NPPES records with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maryam AghchaySherman Oaks, CA 914031699843847
  2. Raffi Barsam, DMDSherman Oaks, CA 914031982704524
  3. Arnold Becker, DDSSherman Oaks, CA 914031346382769
  4. Oswald Burstein, DDSSherman Oaks, CA 914031063553121
  5. Jouriy Grkikian, D.D.SSherman Oaks, CA 914031114078052
  6. Gary Johnson, D.D.S.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031023117173
  7. Michael Lee, DMDSherman Oaks, CA 914031780608539
  8. George Liu, DDSSherman Oaks, CA 914031053329516

Common questions

What is Karen Arakelian's NPI number?

Karen Arakelian's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215054770, issued on Mar 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Arakelian located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4940 Van Nuys Blvd Ste 102, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403. Phone: (818) 995-3377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Arakelian's license?

NPPES lists California license number 43889, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Arakelian prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Arakelian had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.