Vahram Ornekian
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Vahram Ornekian is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1689017246, issued on Apr 14, 2013. Check the license (California A169106, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vahram Ornekian
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A169106 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1245 Wilshire Blvd Ste 606, Los Angeles, CA 90017
- Phone
- (213) 483-1055
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (213) 483-1418
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210106000422); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1245 Wilshire Blvd Ste 606
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vahram Ornekian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A169106Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cilostazol16 claims
- Clopidogrel15 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): 76.3 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: $1,279.41
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Pih Health PhysiciansLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vahram Ornekian among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Vahram Ornekian is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robert Gottner, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900171295737179
- Anne Billingsley, MDLos Angeles, CA 900201841055639
- Harold Tabaie, MDLos Angeles, CA 900221346286663
- Malini Daniel, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241982083630
- Hillel Laks, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241679612287
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Common questions
What is Vahram Ornekian's NPI number?
Vahram Ornekian's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689017246, issued on Apr 14, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vahram Ornekian located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 Wilshire Blvd Ste 606, Los Angeles, CA, 90017. Phone: (213) 483-1055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vahram Ornekian's license?
NPPES lists California license number A169106, 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 Vahram Ornekian prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vahram Ornekian had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vahram Ornekian's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.3 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.