NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Akbar Gilani, M.D.

Geriatric Psychiatry Physician · Castro Valley, CA

Akbar Gilani, M.D. is a geriatric psychiatry physician with a practice address in Castro Valley, California, and NPI 1669556973, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (California A71993, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669556973
Name
Akbar Gilani
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Psychiatry Physician 2084P0805X
License number
A71993 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20055 Lake Chabot RD Ste 350, Castro Valley, CA 94546
Phone
(510) 209-7499
Enumerated
Oct 24, 2006
Record last updated
May 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120718000208); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric psychiatry physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,485 among the 473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Akbar Gilani30
  2. Specialty average1,485

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Department OF State HospitalsNapa, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Akbar Gilani among 87 geriatric psychiatry physician records in California

Akbar Gilani, M.D. is one of 87 geriatric psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2000 among the 31 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0805X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 87 geriatric psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 geriatric psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arun Haridas, MD, MRCPSYCHConcord, CA 945201578881330
  2. Nandan Kumar, MDSan Leandro, CA 945781558469965
  3. David Trachtenberg, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981023249869
  4. Joseph Emmanuel, M.D.Oakland, CA 946121649243064
  5. Linda DuritzBerkeley, CA 947051962548701
  6. Parnika Saxena, MDStanford, CA 943051033464177
  7. Romika Dhar, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041689962607
  8. Daniel Kim, M.DPalo Alto, CA 943041144394586

Common questions

What is Akbar Gilani, M.D.'s NPI number?

Akbar Gilani, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669556973, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Akbar Gilani, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20055 Lake Chabot RD Ste 350, Castro Valley, CA, 94546. Phone: (510) 209-7499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Akbar Gilani, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A71993, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Akbar Gilani, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Akbar Gilani, M.D. had 30 Medicare Part D claims; the average among geriatric psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,485. 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.