NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Varand Janian, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Surgical Physician Assistant · Los Angeles, CA

Varand Janian, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1821186487, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (California PA17677, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1821186487
Name
Varand Janian
Credential
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA17677 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone
(213) 748-2411
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081104000248); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1401 S Grand Ave

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

  1. Lisa Abbou, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700456407
  2. Amos Acoff, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1386687051
  3. Cristina Acosta-Padron, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1902122260
  4. Osman Adam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588302921
  5. Sahra AkbariStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255175386
  6. Susanne Alcudia, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700291739

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

86 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Varand Janian86
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl14 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: $129.38

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Innovation Technologies Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Varand Janian$129.38
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPanorama City, CA

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

Varand Janian among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Varand Janian, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Axelrod, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900151699725291
  2. Lisa Fujimoto-Yamaguchi, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900171427221324
  3. Lennie Ho Ngo, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900171689166787
  4. Marla Kaltman, PALos Angeles, CA 900171154432672
  5. Renee LeeLos Angeles, CA 900171336729151
  6. Christopher Tatum, PACLos Angeles, CA 900171699948596
  7. Jin Sun Choi, PALos Angeles, CA 900241417039694
  8. Valerie Freeman, PALos Angeles, CA 900241033355789

Common questions

What is Varand Janian, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?

Varand Janian, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821186487, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Varand Janian, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90015. Phone: (213) 748-2411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Varand Janian, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA17677, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Varand Janian, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Varand Janian, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.