What is Gary Karakashian's specialty?

Gary Karakashian (NPI 1649227174) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in West Long Branch, NJ.

Where does Gary Karakashian practice?

Gary Karakashian practices in West Long Branch, NJ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649227174.

How much does Medicare pay Gary Karakashian?

Gary Karakashian (NPI 1649227174) received approximately $554K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 464 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649227174

Gary KarakashianM.D.

PRACTICEGARY V KARAKASHIAN MD PASee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyWest Long Branch, NJI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,141

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,038

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$498K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 360 Dermatology providers in NJ — top quintile (cohort median 2,586).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

806

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$9K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

4.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Minoxidil143 claims

Finasteride129 claims

Spironolactone117 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate85 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide77 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

0.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$176

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$176

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$176

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Gary Karakashian's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	143	404
MERIDIAN HOSPITALS CORPORATION	33	67
Bioreference Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Elmwood Park, NJ	24	95

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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