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Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD

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(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (1995)

Professional interests include: bursitis, psoriatic arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, and more.

3633 Camino Del Rio S Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92108

(619) 287-9730

Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD is a rheumatologist in Vista, CA specializing in adult rheumatology. He graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 1995 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD is affiliated with Sharp HealthCare, KAYAL MEDICAL GROUP INC and CABRILLO CENTER FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASE APC.

Office Locations

Address:

2095 West Vista Way Suite 216
Vista, CA 92083

Address:

300 S Pierce Street
El Cajon, CA 92020

Address:

3633 Camino Del Rio S Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92108

Address:

5030 Camino De La Siesta Suite 106
San Diego, CA 92108

Address:

960 W San Marcos Boulevard Suite 210
San Marcos, CA 92078

Some issues Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD can help you with:

Autoimmune Diseases

An autoimmune disorder happens when the immune system mistakenly attacks the tissues of its own body, causing symptoms of illness. There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune disorders. While some are very rare, others are fairly common. Combined, autoimmune disorders are one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, affecting approximately 24 million people.

A properly working immune system identifies foreign substances in the body that might cause illness, such as bacteria and viruses. The immune system then creates antibodies which attack the foreign substances, neutralizing them and keeping the body safe. In people with autoimmune disorders, something goes wrong with this process. For reasons that are not fully understand, the immune system creates antibodies to attack the patient's own tissues.

Symptoms of an autoimmune disorder depend on which tissue is being attacked by the immune system, but common symptoms of autoimmune disease include fever, fatigue, and a general feeling of just not being well. Autoimmune disorders are more common in women than in men, and they may run in families. Autoimmune disorders can affect various parts of the body such as blood vessels, connective tissue, endocrine glands, joints, muscles, red blood cells, skin, and many others.

It is common to have more than one autoimmune disorder at a time. Most are chronic, or life-long illnesses, although they may come and go in flares. Treatment for autoimmune disorders depends on which part of the body is being attacked. For example:

A type 1 diabetic whose pancreas has been damaged will need insulin.
A person with Hashimoto's whose thyroid has been damaged will need replacement thyroid hormones.
Someone with Sjogren's syndrome will need eye drops and mouth rinses to replace tears and saliva.

Many autoimmune disorders of all kinds are treated with immune-suppressing medications, such as corticosteroids (e.g. prednisone) to reduce the effect of the immune system.

In The News

“* Dr. Ara Dikranian of San Diego, California, a rheumatology specialist, received 489 payments worth $273,937.”—"Medicare spent $2 billion for one drug as the manufacturer paid doctors millions", CNN, June 2018

aspiration	215
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	147
blood draw	97
chemotherapy	147
doctor visit	1179
injections	215
lab tests	266
minimally invasive procedures	146
musculoskeletal imaging	74
spinal procedures	24
X-rays	100

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	483

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	18
Hispanic	340
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	46
Less than 65	144

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	40
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	5

aspiration	123
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	24
blood draw	53
chemotherapy	24
doctor visit	1085
hip imaging	14
injections	123
lab tests	181
minimally invasive procedures	154
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
musculoskeletal imaging	211
spinal procedures	41
X-rays	228

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	0
Hispanic	194
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	34
Less than 65	111

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

aspiration	71
blood draw	25
doctor visit	1068
injections	71
minimally invasive procedures	116
musculoskeletal imaging	31
spinal procedures	20
X-rays	53

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	578

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	336
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	68
Less than 65	198

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

aspiration	69
blood draw	13
doctor visit	683
injections	69
minimally invasive procedures	96
musculoskeletal imaging	36
spinal procedures	20
X-rays	58

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	138
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	27
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	4

aspiration	41
doctor visit	424
injections	41

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	12
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

aspiration	30
doctor visit	534
injections	30

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	77
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	18
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

doctor visit	540

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	93
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	15
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

doctor visit	431

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	83
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	17
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

doctor visit	647

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	101
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	18
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

aspiration	32
doctor visit	650
injections	32

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	16
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	43
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Vista, CA were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	84
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	85
blood draw	47
chemotherapy	85
doctor visit	726
hip imaging	14
injections	84
lab tests	223
minimally invasive procedures	128
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
musculoskeletal imaging	91
spinal procedures	26
X-rays	111

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	137
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	148
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	82
85 and over	27
Less than 65	77
65 to 74	127

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	33
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	6
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 1995. He completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Rheumatology Rheumatology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (1995)

Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Rheumatology Rheumatology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Sharp HealthCare

KAYAL MEDICAL GROUP INC

CABRILLO CENTER FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASE APC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD has an average of 1.5 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Vista, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$327,154 XELJANZ $278,640	INFLECTRA $31,732	ABRILADA $2,000	PAXLOVID $321	COMIRNATY $102	Other $14,359
AbbVie Inc.	$260,811 Rinvoq $212,715	Skyrizi $35,081	Humira $3,140	$9,875
Mallinckrodt LLC	$235,468 ACTHAR $235,422	XARTEMIS XR $18	Exalgo $16	$13
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$205,969 OFEV $169,637	CYLTEZO $65	$36,267
AbbVie, Inc.	$196,676 Humira $60,591	Rinvoq $51,703	Lupron $22,445	$61,937
Other	$1,443,197 ACTHAR $230,598	Otezla $117,034	KEVZARA $113,597	Actemra $101,149	RAYOS $83,894	Other $796,925

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,459,345
Consulting Fee	$646,927
Travel and Lodging	$287,503
Honoraria	$146,683
Food and Beverage	$119,374
Other	$9,442

Research Payments

Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD has received 495 research payments totaling $1,718,213.

Biography

Dr. Ara Dikranian works as an adult rheumatology. After attending the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine, Dr. Dikranian completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). His areas of expertise include the following: psoriatic arthritis, polymyositis, and lupus. He has a 1.5 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Dikranian (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Spanish and Armenian. He is affiliated with Sharp HealthCare. Dr. Dikranian has an open panel in San Diego, CA according to Sharp HealthCare.

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Hagop Dikranian, MD From 2013 - 2022

Education & Training

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Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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