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Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Bariatric Surgery and General Surgery

1812 Verdugo Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91208

(818) 790-7100

Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD is a bariatric surgeon in Pasadena, CA specializing in bariatric surgery and general surgery. Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD is affiliated with Keck Medical Center of USC.

Office Locations

10 Congress Street Suite 300
Pasadena, CA 91105

(818) 812-7222

(818) 952-0990

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Keck Medical Center of USC

1812 Verdugo Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91208

(818) 790-7100

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In The News

“Dr. Ara Keshishian implanted a gastrointestinal tube through Krueger's side, so nutrients could be fed into her emaciated body at home.”—"Seriously ill after gastric bypass, Turlock mom finds hope", Merced Sun-Star, August 2009

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	77

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Pasadena, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	81

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	49
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	77

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Pasadena, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	71
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	49
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	1
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	27

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	3
Cancer	0

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Keck Medical Center of USC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Humana ChoiceCare Network, Great-West Healthcare, Blue Shield of California, MultiPlan, TriWest, United Healthcare, Interplan, Aetna, Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, GEHA, Anthem, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Beech Street, PacifiCare, Health Net, Brand New Day, Marian Health Services, Watchtower, Health Net Covered California, Kern Health Systems, Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers Health & Welfare, USC Network, Take Care (GUAM), Union Roofers Health & Welfare Fund, Blue Shield Covered California, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, NEXT and Health Plans of Nevada.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Humana ChoiceCare Network

Great-West Healthcare

Blue Shield of California

MultiPlan

TriWest

United Healthcare

Interplan

Aetna

Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

GEHA

Anthem

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Beech Street

PacifiCare

Health Net

Brand New Day

Marian Health Services

Watchtower

Health Net Covered California

Kern Health Systems

Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers Health & Welfare

USC Network

Take Care (GUAM)

Union Roofers Health & Welfare Fund

Blue Shield Covered California

Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital

Health Plans of Nevada

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Pasadena, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ara Keshishian, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$3,645 Da Vinci Surgical System $3,645
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$131 BIO A Tissue Reinforcement $119	BIOA Tissue Reinforcement $12
Ethicon US, LLC	$120 HARMONIC Product Family $28	Echelon Powered Circular $21	ENSEAL $19	Endoscopy Endocutters $18	Biosurgicals $13	Other $20
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$65 MENTORSaline $65
Covidien LP	$41 EEA $21	LigaSure $20
Other	$106 SurgiMend $39	Mesh $29	ENTEREG $18	Exparel $15	Mechanical $6

**Types of Payments**
Education	$3,000
Travel and Lodging	$622
Food and Beverage	$420
Gift	$65

Biography

Dr. Ara Keshishian works as a general surgery and bariatric surgery. He is rated highly by his patients. In his practice, Dr. Keshishian focuses on cosmetic surgery. Dr. Keshishian is affiliated with Keck Medical Center of USC. He appears to be in-network for Anthem, PacifiCare, Blue California, and more. Dr. Keshishian (or staff) is conversant in Spanish, Armenian, and Persian.