Sarkis Sam Karaian
Pharmacist · Los Angeles, CA
Sarkis Sam Karaian is a pharmacist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1306562681, issued on Oct 18, 2022. Check the license (California 87077, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarkis Sam Karaian
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 87077 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5112 Hollywood Blvd Ste 104, Los Angeles, CA 90027
- Phone
- (323) 913-3337
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2022
- Fax
- (323) 913-0318
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarkis Sam Karaian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 87077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
29 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 86% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix17 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.
Sarkis Sam Karaian among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Sarkis Sam Karaian is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Sarkis Sam Karaian's NPI number?
Sarkis Sam Karaian's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306562681, issued on Oct 18, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarkis Sam Karaian located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5112 Hollywood Blvd Ste 104, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 913-3337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarkis Sam Karaian's license?
NPPES lists California license number 87077, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sarkis Sam Karaian prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarkis Sam Karaian had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.