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Dr. Nick Ghazarian, DO
NPI1558621870PAC ID0547586596
- Medicare services, 2024
- 920
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 541
- Part D claims, 2024
- 157
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 98
- Practice address
- 1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204
- Practice phone
- Call (818) 502-1900
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Nick Ghazarian is an orthopedic surgeon in Glendale, California
Dr. Ghazarian practices at Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center in Glendale, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Ghazarian's NPI, 1558621870, was assigned on May 21, 2012. Dr. Ghazarian graduated from Touro University Nevada in 2012. Dr. Ghazarian holds California license 20A13071.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1558621870NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0547586596
- NPI enumeration date
- May 21, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (818) 502-1900
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nick Ghazarian practices at Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center in Glendale, California
Dr. Ghazarian's primary practice is Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, at 1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (818) 502-1900.
- Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(818) 502-1900
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Nick Ghazarian is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ghazarian's primary practice is Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center in Glendale, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Ghazarian is also affiliated with Adventist Health Glendale. The medical group on file is Precision Spine & Orthopedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghazarian to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Adventist Health GlendalePrecision Spine & Orthopedics2 hospitalsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 6 affiliations for Dr. GhazarianSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nick Ghazarian's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ghazarian practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nick Ghazarian is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Ghazarian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Ghazarian is board certified in fluoroscopy supervisor and operator by the California Radiological Branch. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghazarian's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Nevada.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Nevada license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arthritis, back and neck pain treatment without fusion, carpal tunnel syndrome, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint pain, knee arthroscopy and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Ghazarian treats.
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Ghazarian
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2,056orthopedic surgeons in California
8orthopedic surgeons in Glendale
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nick Ghazarian billed Medicare for 920 services in 2024
CMS data shows 920 Medicare services from Dr. Ghazarian across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 541 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $130,285 for them.
Medicare services, 2024920
Medicare patients541
Paid by Medicare$130,285
Procedure codes6
Dr. Ghazarian's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9762024: 87510%
- Surgery
- 2023: 692024: 4535%
Where Dr. Ghazarian's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office90899%
- In a facility121%
Dr. Ghazarian compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ghazarian
- California median
- Medicare services
- 920vs 68335% above
- Medicare patients
- 541vs 2152.5 times
- Part D claims
- 126vs 7080% above
Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ghazarian'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. Nick Ghazarian treated 541 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 541 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghazarian in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 320 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 91% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.41, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ghazarian's median patient age at 63, with 65% women.
Medicare patients, 2024541
Average age73
Average risk score1.41
Also on Medicaid91%
Dr. Ghazarian's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ghazarian's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women35065%
- Men19135%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ghazarian's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes63%
- Ischemic heart disease58%
- Mood disorders52%
- Depression50%
- Osteoporosis48%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ghazarian's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nick Ghazarian wrote 157 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ghazarian wrote 157 Medicare Part D claims for 57 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 126 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $504 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 95 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024157
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$504
Part D patients57
Dr. Ghazarian's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic145 claims92%
- Other12 claims8%
Dr. Ghazarian'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 952024: 12633%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 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. Nick Ghazarian scored 98 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Ghazarian for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Ghazarian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ghazarian as offering telehealth. CMS counts 24 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Ghazarian, more than 54% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Ghazarian's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 98of 100Final score
- 83.7of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Ghazarian ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 50th percentile39 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 54th percentile24 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Nick Ghazarian has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Ghazarian.
Papers3
Recent publications by Dr. Ghazarian
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Nick Ghazarian received $33,926 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 193 general payments to Dr. Ghazarian from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Medacta USA, Inc. paid the most, $14,991.
General payments to Dr. Ghazarian by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Ghazarian by kind, 2016 to 2024
$33.9Kin total
- Travel and lodging$21,47363%
- Food and beverage$9,48028%
- Education$2,0536%
- Consulting fees$6872%
- Speaker and faculty fees$2341%
Companies that paid Dr. Ghazarian the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Nick Ghazarian has 3 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Ghazarian, most recently Chief Resident Orthopedic Surgery in 2017.
Awards and honors for Dr. Ghazarian
- 2017
- Chief Resident Orthopedic Surgery
- Public Health Hero of Southern Nevada 2016
- 2016
- Best Resident Educator
Dr. Ghazarian's committees and leadership roles
- Spine Management Task ForcePhysician consultant
- 2016 to 2017
- Joint Replacement Task ForcePhysician consultant
- 2015 to 2017
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Nick Ghazarian graduated from Touro University Nevada
Dr. Ghazarian graduated from Touro University Nevada in 2012. Dr. Ghazarian is a member of AAOS, AOA and NASS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in fluoroscopy supervisor and operator
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Nick Ghazarian accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Ghazarian is in network with 16 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Ghazarian accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- HMO7
- Medicare7
- EPO3
- POS3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Nick Ghazarian'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Nick Ghazarian's NPI number?
Dr. Nick Ghazarian's NPI number is 1558621870. It was assigned on May 21, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nick Ghazarian?
Dr. Nick Ghazarian is an orthopedic surgeon in Glendale, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Nick Ghazarian practice?
Dr. Ghazarian practices at 1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204. Dr. Ghazarian's primary practice is Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center in Glendale, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghazarian to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Nick Ghazarian's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ghazarian is (818) 502-1900.
What is Dr. Nick Ghazarian's medical license number?
Dr. Ghazarian holds California license 20A13071, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Nick Ghazarian been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ghazarian in California (2013 to 2026) and Nevada (2012 to 2017).
Which hospitals is Dr. Nick Ghazarian affiliated with?
Dr. Ghazarian practices at Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center in Glendale, California. Dr. Ghazarian is also affiliated with Adventist Health Glendale. Dmand AI links Dr. Ghazarian to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Nick Ghazarian part of?
Dr. Ghazarian is linked to Precision Spine & Orthopedics.
Does Dr. Nick Ghazarian accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ghazarian billed Medicare for 920 services in 2024, and Dr. Ghazarian accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Nick Ghazarian offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ghazarian as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Nick Ghazarian's MIPS score?
Dr. Ghazarian's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 98 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nick Ghazarian see?
CMS counts 541 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghazarian in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Nick Ghazarian board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ghazarian is board certified in fluoroscopy supervisor and operator by the California Radiological Branch.
What services does Dr. Nick Ghazarian bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ghazarian's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. Nick Ghazarian go to medical school?
Dr. Ghazarian graduated from Touro University Nevada in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Nick Ghazarian prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ghazarian's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin and Alcohol Swabs.
Has Dr. Nick Ghazarian received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $33,926 in general payments to Dr. Ghazarian from 36 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Medacta USA, Inc.
How long has Dr. Nick Ghazarian been practicing?
Dr. Ghazarian graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. Nick Ghazarian do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Ghazarian.
What insurance does Dr. Nick Ghazarian accept?
Dr. Ghazarian is in network with 16 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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