Abraham Pachikara, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Abraham Pachikara, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1699939256, issued on Jul 14, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD445970, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Abraham Pachikara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD445970 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 245 S 8TH St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
- Phone
- (215) 829-5292
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 829-8596
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 245 S 8TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Joelle Bradley, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1679638845
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- Adriana Castro-Convers, PHDCounseling Psychologist1518005057
- Emma Compton, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1902759723
- Sarah Grisham, LSWSocial Worker1457154163
Verify Abraham Pachikara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD445970Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,426 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate129 claims
- Clonazepam128 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl119 claims
- Alprazolam84 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine57 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate57 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $425.15
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Abraham Pachikara among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
Abraham Pachikara, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
727 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 727 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Abraham Pachikara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Abraham Pachikara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699939256, issued on Jul 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Abraham Pachikara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 245 S 8TH St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106. Phone: (215) 829-5292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Abraham Pachikara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD445970, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Abraham Pachikara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Abraham Pachikara, M.D. had 1,426 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.