Dr. Ara Klijian, M.D
NPI: 1831134162
Total Payments
$931,404
2024 Payments
$112,404
Companies
52
Transactions
913
Medicare Patients
797
Medicare Billing
$438,084
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$715,869 (76.9%)
Travel$97,648 (10.5%)
Consulting$62,007 (6.7%)
Food & Beverage$30,898 (3.3%)
Education$24,982 (2.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $473,068 | 120 | 50.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $242,801 | 43 | 26.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $97,648 | 326 | 10.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $62,007 | 13 | 6.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $30,898 | 405 | 3.3% |
| Education | $24,982 | 6 | 2.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $446,781 | 355 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $318,807 | 325 | $0 (2024) |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $100,048 | 52 | $0 (2019) |
| ACACIA PHARMA INC | $16,561 | 23 | $0 (2022) |
| EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $15,814 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $8,463 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| Neomend, Inc. | $6,485 | 10 | $0 (2017) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $6,080 | 14 | $0 (2018) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $2,289 | 13 | $0 (2021) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,286 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $112,404 | 109 | Davol Inc. ($102,166) |
| 2023 | $83,901 | 73 | Davol Inc. ($42,140) |
| 2022 | $113,333 | 88 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company ($78,577) |
| 2021 | $126,710 | 127 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company ($85,739) |
| 2020 | $61,075 | 74 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company ($32,902) |
| 2019 | $274,835 | 283 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company ($162,693) |
| 2018 | $141,677 | 98 | Mallinckrodt LLC ($55,066) |
| 2017 | $17,470 | 61 | Davol Inc. ($8,793) |
All Payment Transactions
913 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 37
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $35.15 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $370.77 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $322.11 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | GIAPREZA (Drug) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,765.00 | General |
| Category: EMERGENT HYPOTENSION | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | GIAPREZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.85 | General |
| Category: EMERGENT HYPOTENSION | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $765.76 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $294.54 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $280.71 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $35.15 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $35.15 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $35.15 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Davol Inc. | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,200.00 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Davol Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $554.76 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Davol Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $346.23 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Davol Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.96 | General |
| 11/21/2024 | On Target Laboratories, Inc | Cytalux (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $88.00 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | GIAPREZA (Drug) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,765.00 | General |
| Category: EMERGENT HYPOTENSION | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | GIAPREZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.89 | General |
| Category: EMERGENT HYPOTENSION | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.94 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | BTG International, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.55 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | Davol Inc. | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | Davol Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $300.50 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | Davol Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $271.32 | General |
| 09/11/2024 | Davol Inc. | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| 09/10/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $201.94 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 255 | 300 | $964,362 | $136,875 |
| 2022 | 6 | 138 | 180 | $393,969 | $62,247 |
| 2021 | 9 | 195 | 276 | $682,504 | $124,085 |
| 2020 | 8 | 209 | 238 | $660,156 | $114,876 |
Total Patients
797
Total Services
994
Medicare Billing
$438,084
Procedure Codes
35
All Medicare Procedures & Services
35 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32504 | Removal of growth of lung and reconstruction of chest wall | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $197,400 | $29,480 | 14.9% |
| 32220 | Removal of lining of lung for lung expansion | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 36 | $228,071 | $27,086 | 11.9% |
| 32815 | Closure of abnormal drainage tract from chest cavity to lung airway | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $133,440 | $25,590 | 19.2% |
| 32655 | Removal of air sac of lung using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 41 | $157,358 | $16,944 | 10.8% |
| 33030 | Removal of heart sac | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $115,275 | $14,229 | 12.3% |
| 15734 | Creation of muscle graft to trunk | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $68,013 | $7,418 | 10.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 35 | $10,715 | $5,001 | 46.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 58 | $7,899 | $3,780 | 47.9% |
| 14000 | Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $32,786 | $2,996 | 9.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $3,360 | $2,598 | 77.3% |
| 71250 | Ct scan of chest without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $6,370 | $1,112 | 17.4% |
| 71250 | Ct scan of chest without contrast | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $3,675 | $641.25 | 17.4% |
| 32504 | Removal of growth of lung and reconstruction of chest wall | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $172,725 | $29,782 | 17.2% |
| 32655 | Removal of air sac of lung using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 33 | $126,654 | $14,476 | 11.4% |
| 32220 | Removal of lining of lung for lung expansion | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $70,378 | $8,503 | 12.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 33 | $10,545 | $5,099 | 48.4% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 55 | $7,052 | $3,242 | 46.0% |
| 71250 | Ct scan of chest without contrast | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $6,615 | $1,144 | 17.3% |
| 32815 | Closure of abnormal drainage tract from chest cavity to lung airway, open procedure | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $117,820 | $29,333 | 24.9% |
| 32504 | Removal of lung growth and repair of chest wall | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 19 | $153,388 | $27,446 | 17.9% |
| 32655 | Removal of air sac of lung using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 33 | $126,654 | $16,224 | 12.8% |
| 32220 | Removal of lung lining for lung expansion | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $89,199 | $13,419 | 15.0% |
| 33030 | Removal of sac that covers the heart | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $81,132 | $13,089 | 16.1% |
| 15734 | Muscle flap wound repair at trunk | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $77,009 | $9,538 | 12.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 44 | 50 | $17,580 | $8,414 | 47.9% |
About Dr. Ara Klijian, M.D
Dr. Ara Klijian, M.D is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in San Diego, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/19/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831134162.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ara Klijian, M.D has received a total of $931,404 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $112,404 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 913 transactions from 52 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($473,068).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Klijian has provided services to 797 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 994 services with total Medicare billing of $438,084. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 35 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location San Diego, CA
- Active Since 06/19/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1831134162
Products in Payments
- GIAPREZA (Drug) $446,690
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $108,511
- BARHEMSYS (Drug) $32,083
- ARISTA AH (Device) $29,415
- ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) $18,246
- DAV-Arista AH (Device) $15,045
- PROGEL (Device) $4,964
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP (Device) $4,724
- Progel (Device) $4,126
- Progel Applicator Spray Tips (Device) $2,652
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $851.65
- MATRIXRIB (Device) $711.36
- Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV (Device) $505.16
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $458.19
- XARELTO (Drug) $315.60
- ZYNRELEF (Drug) $312.59
- Cytalux (Drug) $291.50
- BYFAVO (Drug) $291.38
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $285.04
- Arikayce (Drug) $250.00
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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