Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Nick Ghazarian, D.O

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Glendale, CA

Nick Ghazarian, D.O is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1558621870, issued on May 21, 2012. Check the license (California 20A13071, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1558621870
Name
Nick Ghazarian
Credential
D.O
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
20A13071 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
222 W Eulalia St Ste 309, Glendale, CA 91204
Phone
(818) 579-2929
Enumerated
May 21, 2012
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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Verify Nick Ghazarian in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

157 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Nick Ghazarian157
  2. Specialty average344

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin114 claims
  2. Alcohol Swabs12 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 98.9 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 score87.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $1,076.95

5 payments, mostly travel and lodging; the largest payer was Medacta USA, Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nick Ghazarian$1,076.95
  2. Specialty average$21,294.10

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

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 2,427 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

  1. Karim Abdollahi, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA1942240403
  2. Hussein Abdulrassoul, MDRiverside, CA1972123891
  3. Douglas Abeles, MDCastro Valley, CA1508961582
  4. Anthony Abene, MDSan Jose, CA1457437964
  5. Nicholas Abidi, MDCapitola, CA1548273758
  6. Joshua Acebo, MDPalo Alto, CA1396373734
  7. Daniel Acevedo, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA1184856122
  8. Curtis Adams, MDSacramento, CA1265963656
  9. John Adams, MDLos Angeles, CA1215914114
  10. Gregory Adamson, M.D.Pasadena, CA1972590610

Common questions

What is Nick Ghazarian, D.O's NPI number?

Nick Ghazarian, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558621870, issued on May 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nick Ghazarian, D.O located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 W Eulalia St Ste 309, Glendale, CA, 91204. Phone: (818) 579-2929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nick Ghazarian, D.O's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A13071, 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 Nick Ghazarian, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nick Ghazarian, D.O had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nick Ghazarian, D.O's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.