What is Ara Sahakian's specialty?

Ara Sahakian (NPI 1801018478) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Los Angeles, CA.

Where does Ara Sahakian practice?

Ara Sahakian practices in Los Angeles, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1801018478.

How much does Medicare pay Ara Sahakian?

Ara Sahakian (NPI 1801018478) received approximately $97K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 337 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1801018478

Ara SahakianM.D.

PRACTICEUSC UNIVERSITY HOSPITALSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyLos Angeles, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

497

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

542

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$70K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,398 Gastroenterology providers in CA — below median (cohort median 750).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$530

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole28 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$21K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$19K

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$994

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$19K

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$994

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ara Sahakian'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). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Shefali Chopra Pathology · Los Angeles, CA	31	63
Mittul Gulati Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	26	70
Alison Wilcox Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	21	65
Ana Maliglig Diagnostic Radiology · New Orleans, LA	20	64
Khoa Tran Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	19	46
Bonnie Garon Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	19	53
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	18	53
Suzanne Palmer Diagnostic Radiology · West Hollywood, CA	18	46
Luanda Grazette Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Mobile, AL	12	51
Kevin King Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	12	35
SHERROD, ANDY	12	27
Gina Rhyner Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · San Diego, CA	11	28

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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