NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vache Chakmakian, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Ontario, CA

Vache Chakmakian, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ontario, California, and NPI 1316974652, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (California G61948, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316974652
Name
Vache Chakmakian
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G61948 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
437 N Euclid Ave, Ontario, CA 91762
Phone
(909) 988-2555
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00G619480 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041203000329); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1986
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 437 N Euclid Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Katherine Beltre EspinosaPhysician Assistant1811765944
  2. Debra Blanco, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740372366
  3. Sujay DayalInternal Medicine Physician1740920966
  4. Hawanatu Fofanah, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831561448
  5. Gryan GarciaPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1578103800
  6. Khan Lau, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1730229345

Verify Vache Chakmakian in five checks

  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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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,350 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Vache Chakmakian2,350
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium305 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl172 claims
  3. Lisinopril152 claims
  4. Hydrochlorothiazide151 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium137 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate115 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dap Health IncCoachella, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vache Chakmakian among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Vache Chakmakian, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joanne Benzor, MDOntario, CA 917621700977220
  2. Mauricio Bonilla, MDOntario, CA 917621801424866
  3. Nicholas Ely, MDOntario, CA 917621770089757
  4. Rashmi Godugu, MDOntario, CA 917621669049391
  5. Charles Ho, M.D.Ontario, CA 917621801902051
  6. Chao-Ming Lin, MDOntario, CA 917621457428351
  7. Luis A Lomeli, M.D.Ontario, CA 917621124261896
  8. Naila Mubashar, M.DOntario, CA 917621376906719

Common questions

What is Vache Chakmakian, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vache Chakmakian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316974652, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vache Chakmakian, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 437 N Euclid Ave, Ontario, CA, 91762. Phone: (909) 988-2555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vache Chakmakian, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G61948, 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 Vache Chakmakian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vache Chakmakian, M.D. had 2,350 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.