Physician Profile
Armen Choulakian, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Choulakian
Armen Choulakian, MD is a healthcare provider in Fresno, CA specializing in neurosurgery. Armen trained at University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine, graduating in 2003. Armen is also listed as specializing in neurological surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Armen cared for 41 Medicare patients across 43 services. The services billed most often include removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance, initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes, and insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist. This provider record is associated with NPI 1861694242.
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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
- (559) 320-0530
- Email not available
Practice Locations
45 E RIVER PARK PL W SUITE 104
Fresno, CA 93720
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Neurological Surgery 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
Most searched conditions
Brain & spine conditions
Brain conditions
Brain disorders
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Vascular Malformation
- Chiari Malformation
- Drug-Resistant Seizures
- Epidermoid cyst
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Meningitis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Papilledema
- Pituitary Tumor
Brain injury
Brain tumors
Movement disorders
Nerve disorders
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Or Injured Nerve
- Face Twitching
- Occipital neuralgia
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Pain
Pediatric conditions
Spine & back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Severe back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered Spinal Cord
Spine conditions
- Bone Spurs In The Spine
- Fluid Cyst In Spinal Cord
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spine Infection
- Stress Fracture Of The Spine
Spine deformity
Trauma & injury
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Brain & spine surgery
Brain procedures
- Awake Brain Mapping Surgery
- Brain Shunt Placement
- Chiari Decompression Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Draining A Brain Bleed
- Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
- Laser Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Needle Brain Biopsy
Brain surgery
Cranial reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
Endovascular procedures
Functional neurosurgery
Monitoring & trauma
Nerve procedures
Nerve surgery
Pain procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet Joint Injections
- Pain pump implant
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
Pediatric neurosurgery
Radiation & radiosurgery
Radiation surgery
Skull base surgery
Spasticity treatment
Spine procedures
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Opening Widening
- Scoliosis correction surgery
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Tethered Cord Release
- Vertebra Removal Surgery
Spine surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Canal Enlargement Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumor Removal
- Vertebroplasty
Vascular neurosurgery
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
43 services · 41 patients · 3 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | Procedure | 61645 |
17 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36224 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99223 |
14 | Less often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
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.
Other neurosurgery specialists at this location 8
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
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 neurosurgery specialists in Fresno 3
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 23 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2003 at University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance 7
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Choulakian specialize in?
Dr. Choulakian is a neurosurgery in Fresno, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Choulakian located?
Dr. Choulakian is listed at 45 E River Park Pl W Suite 104, Fresno, CA 93720. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Choulakian's phone number?
The number on file is (559) 320-0530. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Choulakian's NPI number?
Dr. Choulakian's National Provider Identifier is 1861694242. 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 Dr. Choulakian go to medical school?
Dr. Choulakian attended University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine, graduating in 2003. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Choulakian been practicing?
Dr. Choulakian has 23 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2003, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Choulakian do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Choulakian performs procedures including removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance and insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Choulakian confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Choulakian. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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