Michael Kourosh Ghiam, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Michael Kourosh Ghiam, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1740711944, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license (California 184572, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Kourosh Ghiam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 184572 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2080 Century Park E Ste 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
- Phone
- (818) 625-8729
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230809003191); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Kourosh Ghiam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 184572Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
462 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide69 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate61 claims
- Azelastine Hcl49 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate48 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass34 claims
- Azelastine-Fluticasone33 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: $643.91
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Ent Group OF Los AngelesTarzana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Kourosh Ghiam among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Michael Kourosh Ghiam, M.D. is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in California
There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
All 1,212 in California → Every provider in Los Angeles → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michel Babajanian, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671114022407
- Amy Bansal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671437569613
- Matthew Finerman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671528163730
- Mani Zadeh, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671720183924
- Marc Levy, MDLos Angeles, CA 900591003035841
- William Slattery, MDLos Angeles, CA 900571184728750
- Hanwon Cho, MDLos Angeles, CA 900491649577156
- Jocelyn Stamat, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900491194927822
Common questions
What is Michael Kourosh Ghiam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Kourosh Ghiam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740711944, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Kourosh Ghiam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2080 Century Park E Ste 1700, Los Angeles, CA, 90067. Phone: (818) 625-8729. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Kourosh Ghiam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 184572, 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 Michael Kourosh Ghiam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Kourosh Ghiam, M.D. had 462 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.