Alex A. Lazar, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Encino, CA
Alex A. Lazar, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1154377315, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (California A67822, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex A. Lazar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A67822 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16055 Ventura Blvd Ste 601, Encino, CA 91436
- Phone
- (818) 783-9922
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2023
- Fax
- (818) 783-9920
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041206000605); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex A. Lazar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A67822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
949 Medicare Part D claims for 69 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
- Alprazolam75 claims
- Trazodone Hcl64 claims
- Bupropion Xl62 claims
- Mirtazapine52 claims
- Olanzapine50 claims
- Lorazepam46 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: $2,606.80
89 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Alex A. Lazar among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Alex A. Lazar, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Encino
They are 38 of the 3,136 NPPES records with a practice address in Encino, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Murray Brown, M.D.Encino, CA 914361841374345
- Scott CherkaskyEncino, CA 914361821194945
- Marcia Daniels, M.D.Encino, CA 914361851462311
- Khristine Eroshevich, M.D.Encino, CA 914361720026420
- Daniel Grosz, MDEncino, CA 914361831200591
- Daniel Iacopi, MDEncino, CA 914361659397727
- Robert Kahn-Rose, M.D.Encino, CA 914361912915901
Common questions
What is Alex A. Lazar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alex A. Lazar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154377315, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex A. Lazar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16055 Ventura Blvd Ste 601, Encino, CA, 91436. Phone: (818) 783-9922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex A. Lazar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A67822, 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 Alex A. Lazar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex A. Lazar, M.D. had 949 Medicare Part D claims for 69 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.