Raffi R. Minasian, MD
Nephrology Physician · Glendale, CA
Raffi R. Minasian, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1306860465, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California G52887, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Raffi R. Minasian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- G52887 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204
- Phone
- (818) 242-0475
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 662-0260
- Medicaid ID
- 00G528870 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061108000458); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 S Central Ave
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Verify Raffi R. Minasian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G52887Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
15,826 Medicare Part D claims for 615 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 261 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide603 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl504 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate485 claims
- Calcitriol453 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate394 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium387 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: $756.45
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Kidney Disease Medical Group IncGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Raffi R. Minasian among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Raffi R. Minasian, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Raffi R. Minasian, MD's NPI number?
Raffi R. Minasian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306860465, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Raffi R. Minasian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA, 91204. Phone: (818) 242-0475. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Raffi R. Minasian, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G52887, 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 R. Minasian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Raffi R. Minasian, MD had 15,826 Medicare Part D claims for 615 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.