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- 16542 Ventura Blvd Ste 320, Encino, CA 91436
About Dr. Karbasi
Aref Karbasi, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Encino, CA specializing in family medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Aref cared for 2,479 Medicare patients across 7,159 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle, and injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg. This provider record is associated with NPI 1710208046.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (818) 708-8484
- Email not available
Practice Locations
16542 VENTURA BLVD STE 320
Encino, CA 91436
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Family Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Bariatrics
Cancer Prevention
Cancer risk
Digestive
Environmental health
- Asbestos Exposure
- Contaminated drinking water exposure
- Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
- Radon gas exposure
- Tick bite and Lyme disease risk
- Toxic Mold Exposure
- Wildfire smoke and air pollution exposure
- Workplace Chemical Exposure
General wellness
Heart health
Infectious Disease
Infectious disease
Kidney health
Lifestyle & wellness
Lifestyle health
Longevity
Metabolic & Lifestyle
Occupational health
Occupational Health
Rashes & allergy
Sexual Health
Sexual health
Substance use
Travel health
Wellness and energy
Workplace health
Wounds & skin
Most searched conditions
Cardiometabolic
Genitourinary and reproductive
Musculoskeletal and pain
Neurologic and behavioral
Respiratory and infectious
Skin
Common childhood and ear conditions
Pain & Joints
Procedures & services
Addiction & habits
Bladder & bowel
Breathing
Cancer Screening
Cancer screening
Checkups & exams
Chronic illness
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostic Tests
- COVID-19 Rapid Test
- COVID-19 testing
- Rapid Flu Swab
- Rapid Strep and Flu Swabs
- Urine Pregnancy Test
- Urine Drug Screen
Diagnostics & screening
Environmental health
Exams
Exams & Screenings
Fitness & body composition
Foot and Leg Pain
Heart & Circulation
Heart & circulation
Immunizations
Infection & Microbiology Tests
- Colon cancer screening consult
- STI and STD Screening
- H. Pylori Breath Test
Lifestyle & Prevention
Longevity
Lower endoscopy
Metabolic health
Minor Procedures
Occupational health
Occupational Health
Office procedures
- Minor laceration repair
- Removal of a minor skin lesion
- Superficial foreign-body removal
- Earwax removal
- Incision and drainage of an abscess
Post-Op Care
Preventive and evaluation
Preventive Care
Preventive imaging
Preventive interventions
- Vaccinations and immunizations
- Weight-management counseling
- Birth control counseling
- Smoking cessation counseling
Preventive screening
Routine Blood Tests
Screening & labs
Screening and diagnostic testing
Screening and testing
- Blood pressure screening
- Diabetes and prediabetes screening
- Point-of-care laboratory testing
- Cholesterol screening
- Depression screening
- EKG
Skin Procedures
Sleep Health
Travel Health
Travel medicine
Urgent Care Procedures
Wellness
Wellness & Screening
Wellness & Weight
Women's Health
Workplace health
Wound care
Wounds & skin
Sleep
Most searched procedures
Injections
Lungs & Breathing
- Pulmonary function test
Pain Management
Respiratory
Senior Care
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
7,159 services · 2,479 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Procedure | 20611 |
207 | More often than most peers in Family Medicine |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
197 | More often than most peers in Family Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Procedure | 27096 |
109 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
58 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64490 |
30 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96372 |
909 | More than most peers in Family Medicine |
| Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | Treatment | 97110 |
548 | More often than most peers in Family Medicine |
| Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes | Treatment | 97140 |
272 | As often as other peers in Family Medicine |
| Application of ultrasound, each 15 minutes | Treatment | 97035 |
272 | As often as other peers in Family Medicine |
| Application of electrical stimulation with therapist present, each 15 minutes | Treatment | 97032 |
270 | As often as other peers in Family Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Related specialists at this location 3
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other family doctors in Encino 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1997 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Aref Karbasi?
Aref Karbasi is a family doctor in Encino, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Family Medicine”.
NPI registry
What is Aref Karbasi's address?
Aref Karbasi is listed at 16542 Ventura Blvd Ste 320, Encino, CA 91436. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Aref Karbasi?
The number on file is (818) 708-8484. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Aref Karbasi's NPI number?
Aref Karbasi's National Provider Identifier is 1710208046. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Aref Karbasi train?
Aref Karbasi attended Other, graduating in 1997. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Aref Karbasi been practicing?
Aref Karbasi has 29 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1997, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Aref Karbasi perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Aref Karbasi performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance, insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample and injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance; provides treatments such as injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle and therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Aref Karbasi confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Aref Karbasi. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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