Ara Airapetian, MD
NPI 1578543443ActiveIndividual· General Practice· Los Angeles, CA
General Practice (MD) with Comprehensive Community Health Centers Inc, practicing in Los Angeles, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $921,157 for 11,507 claims, against $2,873 paid for services in 2024. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $649.78 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1578543443 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 18, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 13, 2012 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Practice Primary | 208D00000X | A86421 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Practice (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 84 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 405 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $2,873 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 11,507 · 14,591 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 253 |
| Total drug cost | $921,157 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Practice |
Medical group
- Comprehensive Community Health Centers IncSunland, CA · 47 clinicians
Other facilities
- Arpi, Inc., Home Health Care ServicesHome health agency · Glendale, CA
- Better Life Home Health Care, IncHome health agency · Glendale, CA
- Rinaldi Senior Care, IncHome health agency · San Fernando, CA
- Aloe Vera Hospice, Inc.Hospice · Tarzana, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$649.78 · 17 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$388.24 · 16 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $503.66 | 9 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $34.13 | 1 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $28.48 | 2 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $25.65 | 1 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $16.47 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$649.78 · 17 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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