NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sooren Karayan, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Glendale, CA

Sooren Karayan, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1841377561, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A31692, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841377561
Name
Sooren Karayan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
A31692 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1510 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204
Phone
(818) 507-0686
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 507-6123
Medicaid ID
00A316921 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070702000635); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1510 S Central Ave

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  1. Joseph Addiego, DPMPodiatrist1902907835
  2. April Beaty, MS, WHNP-BCNurse Practitioner1235992546
  3. Jose Checa, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1700988003
  4. Susan Chobanian, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1144402405
  5. Tinny DinhOphthalmology Physician1750593109
  6. Sherif El-Harazi, MD MPHOphthalmology Physician1982714887

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  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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

1,099 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 72 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sooren Karayan1,099
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam494 claims
  2. Celecoxib311 claims
  3. Sulindac117 claims
  4. Gabapentin56 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl35 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 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: $567.26

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sooren Karayan$567
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Sooren Karayan among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Sooren Karayan, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1971 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Abdulian, MDGlendale, CA 912041649469628
  2. Vahan Cepkinian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041134214091
  3. Nick Ghazarian, D.OGlendale, CA 912041558621870
  4. Michael Getz, MDGlendale, CA 912031306874110
  5. Frank Kanovsky, M.D.Glendale, CA 912031164648242
  6. Sevag Bastian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061740540244
  7. Leah Cyran, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061962628388
  8. Michael Cann, M.D.Glendale, CA 912081124131321

Common questions

What is Sooren Karayan, MD's NPI number?

Sooren Karayan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841377561, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sooren Karayan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1510 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA, 91204. Phone: (818) 507-0686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sooren Karayan, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A31692, 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 Sooren Karayan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sooren Karayan, MD had 1,099 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.