Nikos Karakashian, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Sacramento, CA
Nikos Karakashian, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1861924730, issued on Mar 30, 2017. Check the license (California A157085, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nikos Karakashian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A157085 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-3630
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2022
- Fax
- (916) 734-5636
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nikos Karakashian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A157085Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Nikos Karakashian among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Nikos Karakashian, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 79% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
331 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Sacramento
They are 331 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nikos Karakashian, MD's NPI number?
Nikos Karakashian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861924730, issued on Mar 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nikos Karakashian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-3630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nikos Karakashian, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A157085, 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 Nikos Karakashian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nikos Karakashian, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.