Kenneth Carekin Kalunian, MD
Rheumatology Physician · San Diego, CA
Kenneth Carekin Kalunian, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1346269990, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (California G43645, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Carekin Kalunian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- G43645 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (888) 539-8781
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101201001373); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Carekin Kalunian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G43645Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
805 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate181 claims
- Prednisone79 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick66 claims
- Methotrexate46 claims
- Colchicine33 claims
- Methylprednisolone31 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $17,285.49
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Carekin Kalunian among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Kenneth Carekin Kalunian, MD is one of 926 rheumatology 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
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- Paul Hsu, PHDSan Diego, CA 921031457858631
- Doquyen Huynh, MDSan Diego, CA 921031619135241
Common questions
What is Kenneth Carekin Kalunian, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Carekin Kalunian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346269990, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Carekin Kalunian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Carekin Kalunian, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G43645, 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 Kenneth Carekin Kalunian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Carekin Kalunian, MD had 805 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.