Taz E. Varkey, M.D.
Specialist · Los Angeles, CA
Taz E. Varkey, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1700898939, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (California A67784, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taz E. Varkey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A67784 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8635 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 652-5550
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 657-4546
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Taz E. Varkey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A67784Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Imvexxy11 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: $263.17
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Taz E. Varkey among 5,749 specialist records in California
Taz E. Varkey, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 19% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X 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 Taz E. Varkey, M.D.'s NPI number?
Taz E. Varkey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700898939, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taz E. Varkey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8635 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 652-5550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taz E. Varkey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A67784, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Taz E. Varkey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taz E. Varkey, M.D. had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.