Amir Ettekal, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Hermosa Beach, CA
Amir Ettekal, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Hermosa Beach, California, and NPI 1982728127, issued on Mar 16, 2007. Check the license (California A91433, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amir Ettekal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A91433 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 Artesia Blvd Ste 204, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
- Phone
- (310) 281-3365
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amir Ettekal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A91433Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
471 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl77 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl57 claims
- Aripiprazole55 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate36 claims
- Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er30 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate28 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: $253.22
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, 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.
Amir Ettekal among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Amir Ettekal, 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 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
7 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Hermosa Beach
They are 7 of the 510 NPPES records with a practice address in Hermosa Beach, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
All 8,673 in California → Every provider in Hermosa Beach → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Charles, M.D.Hermosa Beach, CA 902541225225998
- Elizabeth Cowart, MDHermosa Beach, CA 902541619046349
- Barry Edelman, M.D.Hermosa Beach, CA 902541821299306
- George Elias, M.D.Hermosa Beach, CA 902541588943898
- Martha Koo, M.D.Hermosa Beach, CA 902541497899728
- Sonia Parikh, MDHermosa Beach, CA 902541306102256
- Gordon Brion, M.D.Riverside, CA 902531588901219
- Gopal Gabbur, MDHuntington Park, CA 902551841492915
Common questions
What is Amir Ettekal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amir Ettekal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982728127, issued on Mar 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amir Ettekal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Artesia Blvd Ste 204, Hermosa Beach, CA, 90254. Phone: (310) 281-3365. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amir Ettekal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A91433, 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 Amir Ettekal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amir Ettekal, M.D. had 471 Medicare Part D claims for 37 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.