Dr. Kirk Anthony Churukian, MD

Dr. Churukian practices at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Churukian's NPI, 1780715409, was assigned on March 7, 2007. Dr. Churukian graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1986. Dr. Churukian's California license number on file is G61482.

Dr. Churukian's primary practice is Good Samaritan Hospital, at 2425 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, CA 95124 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (408) 559-2011.

Dr. Churukian's primary practice is Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Churukian is also affiliated with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. The medical group on file is Stanford Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Churukian to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Churukian practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic surgery is Dr. Churukian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Churukian is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Churukian has a license on file in California.

Dmand AI lists cancerous skin growth removal, head wound and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Churukian treats.

CMS data shows 40 Medicare services from Dr. Churukian across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 46 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,494 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 46 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Churukian in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 20 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.02, 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. Churukian's median patient age at 68, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Churukian wrote 75 Medicare Part D claims for 23 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 30 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $138 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 23 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Churukian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 45 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Churukian, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Churukian. Dr. Churukian's most frequent co-author is Joseph C. Banis, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 119 general payments to Dr. Churukian from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. paid the most, $3,554.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Churukian, most recently Top Doctor in 2019.

Dr. Churukian graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1986. Dr. Churukian is a member of ACS, ASAPS and ASPS.

Dr. Churukian is in network with 6 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.