NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vatche Garen Agopian, MD

Surgery Physician · Woodland Hills, CA

Vatche Garen Agopian, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Woodland Hills, California, and NPI 1720103229, issued on Mar 21, 2007. Check the license (California A91885, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720103229
Name
Vatche Garen Agopian
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A91885 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5601 DE Soto Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone
(818) 719-2000
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100817001641); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5601 DE Soto Ave

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

  1. Houry Abajian, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1235297383
  2. Cecille Abeleda, RCP, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1316424872
  3. Sunitha AbrahamCertified Respiratory Therapist1114409679
  4. Arineh AbramPharmacist1760108401
  5. Stephano Abusleme, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538747639
  6. Ani Adamian, PHARM DPharmacist1043841851

Verify Vatche Garen Agopian 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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Vatche Agopian13
  2. Specialty average147

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): 94.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score61.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%87.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $6,577.72

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vatche Agopian$6,577.72
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

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

Vatche Garen Agopian among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Vatche Garen Agopian, MD is one of 3,118 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Alwen, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA 913671043579808
  2. Steven Crain, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671730248352
  3. Soo Han, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671265659726
  4. Tracy Heisler, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671386783082
  5. Justin Kang, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671720147481
  6. Janice Schilling, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671720155625
  7. Shirley Suda, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671366501942
  8. Cam Ly Tran, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671467500363

Common questions

What is Vatche Garen Agopian, MD's NPI number?

Vatche Garen Agopian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720103229, issued on Mar 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vatche Garen Agopian, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5601 DE Soto Ave, Woodland Hills, CA, 91367. Phone: (818) 719-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vatche Garen Agopian, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A91885, 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 Vatche Garen Agopian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vatche Garen Agopian, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vatche Garen Agopian, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.8 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.

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