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Dr. Vahe Akopian, MD
NPI1649519588PAC ID9234437088
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,340
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 799
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,183
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1451 E Chevy Chase Dr, Glendale, CA 91206
- Practice phone
- Call (818) 409-1777
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Surgery Center of Southern California
Glendale, California
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Dr. Vahe Akopian is a neurologist in Glendale, California
Dr. Akopian practices at Surgery Center of Southern California in Glendale, California.
Dr. Akopian's NPI, 1649519588, was assigned on February 13, 2013. Dr. Akopian holds California license A133514.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1649519588NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234437088
- NPI enumeration date
- February 13, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (818) 409-1777
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Vahe Akopian practices at Surgery Center of Southern California in Glendale, California
Dr. Akopian's primary practice is Surgery Center of Southern California, at 1451 E Chevy Chase Dr, Glendale, CA 91206 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (818) 409-1777.
- Surgery Center of Southern California1451 E Chevy Chase Dr, Glendale, CA 91206 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(818) 409-1777
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Vahe Akopian is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Akopian's primary practice is Surgery Center of Southern California in Glendale, California. Dr. Akopian is also affiliated with USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The medical group on file is USC Care Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akopian to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Surgery Center of Southern CaliforniaPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vahe Akopian's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akopian practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Surgery Center of Southern California | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Vahe Akopian is one of 2,207 neurologists in California
Neurology is Dr. Akopian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Akopian is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, CaliforniaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Vahe Akopian billed Medicare for 4,340 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,340 Medicare services from Dr. Akopian across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 799 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $390,322 for them.
Medicare services, 20244,340
Medicare patients799
Paid by Medicare$390,322
Procedure codes16
Dr. Akopian's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,8942024: 3,31775%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 9192024: 70623%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 317
Where Dr. Akopian's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,57282%
- In a facility76818%
Dr. Akopian compared with the California median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Akopian
- California median
- Medicare services
- 4,340vs 40410.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 799vs 1904.2 times
- Part D claims
- 4,976vs 32415.4 times
Medians across 1,995 neurologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Akopian's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Vahe Akopian treated 799 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 799 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akopian in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 301 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 68% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Akopian's median patient age at 72, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024799
Average age77
Average risk score2.15
Also on Medicaid68%
Dr. Akopian's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Akopian's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women45557%
- Men34443%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Akopian's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease57%
- Diabetes53%
- Mood disorders53%
- Alzheimer's and dementia50%
- Depression50%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Akopian's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Vahe Akopian wrote 5,183 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Akopian wrote 5,183 Medicare Part D claims for 658 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,976 of them, across 55 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $633,268 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,846 claims across 49 drugs.
Part D claims, 20245,183
Drugs named by CMS55
Total drug cost$633,268
Part D patients658
Dr. Akopian's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,762 claims92%
- Brand-name392 claims8%
- Other29 claims1%
Dr. Akopian's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Akopian's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%26 of 5,183 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%176 of 5,183 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,8462024: 4,97629%
Drugs named by CMS: 55 in 2024, 49 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Vahe Akopian offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Akopian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Akopian as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Vahe Akopian has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Akopian. Dr. Akopian's most frequent co-authors are Andres A. Gonzalez, MD and Andres Gonzalez, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Akopian's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Akopian
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Vahe Akopian received $26,638 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,160 general payments to Dr. Akopian from 78 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,606.
General payments to Dr. Akopian by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Akopian by kind, 2016 to 2025
$26.6Kin total
- Food and beverage$25,10794%
- Travel and lodging$8113%
- Education$4402%
- Speaker and faculty fees$2811%
Companies that paid Dr. Akopian the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Vahe Akopian's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Vahe Akopian's NPI number?
Dr. Vahe Akopian's NPI number is 1649519588. It was assigned on February 13, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Vahe Akopian?
Dr. Vahe Akopian is a neurologist in Glendale, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Vahe Akopian practice?
Dr. Akopian practices at 1451 E Chevy Chase Dr, Glendale, CA 91206. Dr. Akopian's primary practice is Surgery Center of Southern California in Glendale, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akopian to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Vahe Akopian's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Akopian is (818) 409-1777.
What is Dr. Vahe Akopian's medical license number?
Dr. Akopian holds California license A133514.
Which hospitals is Dr. Vahe Akopian affiliated with?
Dr. Akopian is affiliated with USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Akopian to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Vahe Akopian part of?
Dr. Akopian is linked to USC Care Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Akopian to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Vahe Akopian accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akopian billed Medicare for 4,340 services in 2024, and Dr. Akopian accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Vahe Akopian offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Akopian as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vahe Akopian see?
CMS counts 799 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akopian in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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What services does Dr. Vahe Akopian bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Akopian's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99439), care management and other visits (99490) and office visit, established patient (99214).
What drugs does Dr. Vahe Akopian prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akopian's most prescribed drugs by claims were Memantine HCl, Donepezil HCl and Carbidopa-Levodopa.
Has Dr. Vahe Akopian received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $26,638 in general payments to Dr. Akopian from 78 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Vahe Akopian been practicing?
Dr. Akopian graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. Vahe Akopian do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Akopian.
Who does Dr. Vahe Akopian publish with?
Dr. Akopian's most frequent co-authors are Andres A. Gonzalez, MD (1 shared paper) and Andres Gonzalez, MD (1 shared paper).
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