NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vazgen Roger Artounian, M.D

Internal Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Vazgen Roger Artounian, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1215971874, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 31593, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; 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
1215971874
Name
Vazgen Roger Artounian
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
31593 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7041 N 35H Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85051
Phone
(602) 336-0700
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(602) 336-0800
Medicaid ID
867921 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040803000434); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,748 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Vazgen Artounian5,748
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril360 claims
  2. Ibuprofen303 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl290 claims
  4. Omeprazole281 claims
  5. Simvastatin266 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate240 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: $518.45

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vazgen Artounian$518.45
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Vazgen Roger Artounian among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona

Vazgen Roger Artounian, M.D is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

695 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Phoenix

They are 695 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Neda Azizian, MDPhoenix, AZ 850511225591068
  2. Onkar Bhowra, MDPhoenix, AZ 850511942306535
  3. Jane Goldberger, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850511528393279
  4. Christine Harter, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850511639133903
  5. Philip Kaczar, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850511235189077
  6. Rakesh Malhotra, MDPhoenix, AZ 850511205823937
  7. John Prieve, D.O.Phoenix, AZ 850511609887389
  8. Heather Arseneau, DOPhoenix, AZ 850501982309548

Common questions

What is Vazgen Roger Artounian, M.D's NPI number?

Vazgen Roger Artounian, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215971874, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vazgen Roger Artounian, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7041 N 35H Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85051. Phone: (602) 336-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vazgen Roger Artounian, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 31593, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vazgen Roger Artounian, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vazgen Roger Artounian, M.D had 5,748 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.