Vachik Shahnazarian, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Glendale, CA
Vachik Shahnazarian, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1447396809, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license (California A84308, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vachik Shahnazarian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- A84308 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1030 S Glendale Ave Ste 304, Glendale, CA 91205
- Phone
- (818) 291-4041
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2022
- Fax
- (818) 291-4047
- Medicaid ID
- 00A843080 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031211000863); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vachik Shahnazarian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
30,346 Medicare Part D claims for 615 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium2,099 claims
- Sertraline Hcl1,064 claims
- Gabapentin1,046 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate972 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium926 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium924 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,521.46
109 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Comcare Primary Medical Group A California General PartnershipGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vachik Shahnazarian among 1,956 general practice physician records in California
Vachik Shahnazarian, M.D. is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% 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 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1994 among the 520 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Vachik Shahnazarian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vachik Shahnazarian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447396809, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vachik Shahnazarian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1030 S Glendale Ave Ste 304, Glendale, CA, 91205. Phone: (818) 291-4041. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vachik Shahnazarian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A84308, 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 Vachik Shahnazarian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vachik Shahnazarian, M.D. had 30,346 Medicare Part D claims for 615 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vachik Shahnazarian, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79 of 100. 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.