Karineh Avaness, D.M.D.
Dentist · Sherman Oaks, CA
Karineh Avaness, D.M.D. is a dentist with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, California, and NPI 1417122557, issued on Apr 29, 2008. Check the license (California 54126, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karineh Avaness
- Credential
- D.M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 54126 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4955 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
- Phone
- (818) 209-7702
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karineh Avaness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 54126Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin24 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.
Karineh Avaness among 14,729 dentist records in California
Karineh Avaness, D.M.D. is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 42% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 dentist records list a practice address in Sherman Oaks
They are 40 of the 2,691 NPPES records with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Karineh Avaness, D.M.D.'s NPI number?
Karineh Avaness, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417122557, issued on Apr 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karineh Avaness, D.M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4955 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403. Phone: (818) 209-7702. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karineh Avaness, D.M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 54126, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karineh Avaness, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karineh Avaness, D.M.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.