Talene Mary Churukian, DO
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Palm Desert, CA
Talene Mary Churukian, DO is a sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1538356902, issued on Oct 1, 2007. Check the license (California 20A9346, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Talene Mary Churukian
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RS0012X
- License numbers
- 20A9346 CA
2OA9346 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 41990 Cook St Ste 102, Palm Desert, CA 92211
- Phone
- (760) 773-1411
- Enumerated
- Oct 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 773-4398
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090520000367); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 41990 Cook St Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Matthews, NPNurse Practitioner1861170045
- Danne McLain, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1265832489
- Amy Meoli, MDSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1447209218
Verify Talene Mary Churukian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A9346Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
649 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 585 among the 852 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl112 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate92 claims
- Alprazolam40 claims
- Gabapentin40 claims
- Wakix36 claims
- Modafinil34 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $849.88
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,724.37 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Eisenhower Medical CenterPalm Desert, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Talene Mary Churukian among 129 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Talene Mary Churukian, DO is one of 129 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 106 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RS0012X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 129 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 129 in California → Every provider in Palm Desert → Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Meoli, MDPalm Desert, CA 922111447209218
- Diana Tehrani, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611689084139
- Stuart Menn, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621497775746
- Kianoush Khalili, MDSan Diego, CA 921341881258556
- Pegah Mashayekhi, D.O.San Diego, CA 921301851650584
- Dominic Munafo, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231174861033
- Renata Shafor, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211952441396
- Bernie Sunwoo, MDSan Diego, CA 921211336294107
Common questions
What is Talene Mary Churukian, DO's NPI number?
Talene Mary Churukian, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538356902, issued on Oct 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Talene Mary Churukian, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 41990 Cook St Ste 102, Palm Desert, CA, 92211. Phone: (760) 773-1411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Talene Mary Churukian, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A9346, 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 Talene Mary Churukian, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Talene Mary Churukian, DO had 649 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 585. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Talene Mary Churukian, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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), 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.