Dr. Ara Cherik , DC
Chiropractor • Glendale, CA
1215 S Central Ave
Glendale, CA 912042503
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1215 S Central Ave
Glendale, CA 912042503
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Chiropractor: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $926.98 across 38 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $926.98 across 38 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 11)
- UCB, Inc.: $463.74 across 21 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $135.38 across 5 records.
- SK Life Science, Inc.: $54.98 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2014
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Cherik has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Glendale and California
92 active clinicians are listed under Chiropractor with a practice address in Glendale, CA (11,501 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Glendale
0% of these 92 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
10.9% of these 92 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $589.63 in 2021 to $926.98 in 2025.
- 2021: $589.63
- 2022: $141.72
- 2023: $404.21
- 2024: $692.72
- 2025: $926.98
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 38 records totaling $926.98.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
General - DBS | General | $47.77 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Zilbrysq | General | $47.57 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Zilbrysq | General | $41.97 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Zilbrysq | General | $39.75 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Zilbrysq | General | $39.07 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
— | General | $36.47 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Zilbrysq | General | $34.49 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Rystiggo | General | $32.94 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Rystiggo | General | $32.54 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Zilbrysq | General | $30.96 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
UBRELVY | General | $30.72 |
| Lundbeck LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
VYEPTI | General | $30.42 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Zilbrysq | General | $29.75 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
QULIPTA | General | $29.36 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Zilbrysq | General | $29.26 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $27.90 |
| ARGENX US, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
VYVGART | General | $27.74 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $27.08 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
UBRELVY | General | $26.99 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
PANZYGA | General | $26.49 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
UBRELVY | General | $24.92 |
| Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Motpoly XR | General | $23.84 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
QULIPTA | General | $23.39 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Zilbrysq | General | $23.27 |
| Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Motpoly XR | General | $22.18 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 111N00000X
A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CHIROPRACTIC
I20200316000662
CA
8123359726
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 04, 2014.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Dr. Harma Mirzakhanian, DC
- Dr. Mark Adachi, DC
- Dr. Gary Vitullo, DC
Mailing Address
1215 S Central Ave
Glendale, CA 912042503
Phone: 8189379950