Vahan Cepkinian, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Glendale, CA
Vahan Cepkinian, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1134214091, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (California A71238, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vahan Cepkinian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A71238 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 W Eulalia #300, Glendale, CA 91204
- Phone
- (818) 547-0608
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041029000537); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Vahan Cepkinian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A71238Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,341 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 235 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam343 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen151 claims
- Pregabalin129 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium118 claims
- Eliquis93 claims
- Gabapentin90 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): 97.1 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: $88.21
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heraeus Medical, LLC. 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.
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
- Huntington Orthopedic Surgical GroupPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Michael Abdulian, MDGlendale, CA1649469628
- Hussein Abdulrassoul, MDRiverside, CA1972123891
- Douglas Abeles, MDCastro Valley, CA1508961582
- Anthony Abene, MDSan Jose, CA1457437964
- Torgom Abraamyan, M.D.Van Nuys, CA1013370410
- Monther AbuhantashSan Francisco, CA1447041512
- Joshua Acebo, MDPalo Alto, CA1396373734
- Daniel Acevedo, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA1184856122
- John Adams, MDLos Angeles, CA1215914114
Common questions
What is Vahan Cepkinian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vahan Cepkinian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134214091, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vahan Cepkinian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 W Eulalia #300, Glendale, CA, 91204. Phone: (818) 547-0608. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vahan Cepkinian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A71238, 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 Vahan Cepkinian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vahan Cepkinian, M.D. had 1,341 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vahan Cepkinian, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.