Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Raffi Kartalian, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Raffi Kartalian, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1831107044, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (California A79146, 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
1831107044
Name
Raffi Kartalian
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A79146 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3001 Sillect Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone
(661) 316-6000
Enumerated
Aug 3, 2006
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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Also registered at 3001 Sillect Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Vinutha Chandrasekaran, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558652735
  2. Cameron Chang, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659504330
  3. Jeri DarrClinical Social Worker1497052070
  4. Michael George, CRT, RRT, BSRTPastoral Counselor1194316695
  5. Palanipriya Kalyan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154570703
  6. Keshav KhadkaFamily Nurse Practitioner1306594478

Verify Raffi Kartalian 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 →

20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

426 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Raffi Kartalian426
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Gentamicin Sulfate89 claims
  2. Mupirocin70 claims
  3. Ssd44 claims
  4. Cephalexin40 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate22 claims
  6. Santyl22 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score42.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $301.40

11 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. The 12,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,340.71 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Raffi Kartalian$301.40
  2. Specialty average$1,340.71

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Scv Wound Care And HyperbaricsValencia, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

104 emergency medicine physician records list a Bakersfield practice address

They are 104 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a Bakersfield practice address, and 7,133 emergency medicine physician records in California.

Other emergency medicine physician records in California

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDStanford, CA1194351007
  2. Pyra Aarden, MDMartinez, CA1417058199
  3. Neal Aaron, D.O.Encinitas, CA1114283520
  4. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA1811491194
  5. Nader Abas, MDBarstow, CA1346288305
  6. Michael Abbo, MDNovato, CA1205819042
  7. Daniel Abbott, MDFullerton, CA1518907864
  8. Paul-Andre Abboud, M.D.Oakland, CA1710065503
  9. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MDStanford, CA1457918740
  10. Ashraf Abdel-KerimChino, CA1396961538

Common questions

What is Raffi Kartalian, MD's NPI number?

Raffi Kartalian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831107044, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Raffi Kartalian, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3001 Sillect Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93308. Phone: (661) 316-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Raffi Kartalian, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A79146, 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 Raffi Kartalian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Raffi Kartalian, MD had 426 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Raffi Kartalian, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.