NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amy Appleby, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA

Amy Appleby, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1770931487, issued on Jun 3, 2016. Check the license (California A151048, 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
1770931487
Name
Amy Appleby
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A151048 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4231 Balboa Ave # 1394, San Diego, CA 92117
Phone
(619) 432-5720
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 8, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190712002674); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2016
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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Verify Amy Appleby in five checks

  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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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,475 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Amy Appleby1,475
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Fluoxetine Hcl111 claims
  2. Hydroxyzine Hcl106 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl103 claims
  4. Lorazepam100 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate86 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl77 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.

Amy Appleby among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Amy Appleby, 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 2016, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lawrence Jaffe, M.D.San Diego, CA 921171225072903
  2. Jennifer Nagode, M.D., PH.D.San Diego, CA 921171043358724
  3. Daniela Tabacaru, MDSan Diego, CA 921171730384181
  4. Nicolas Badre, M.D.San Diego, CA 921161104112242
  5. Jeffrey Chao, MDSan Diego, CA 921161831139435
  6. Anne Cox, M.D.Coronado, CA 921181467428268
  7. Simona Deaciuc, MDSan Diego, CA 921161285666263
  8. Natalia Fudim, MDSan Diego, CA 921161891887279

Common questions

What is Amy Appleby, M.D.'s NPI number?

Amy Appleby, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770931487, issued on Jun 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amy Appleby, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4231 Balboa Ave # 1394, San Diego, CA, 92117. Phone: (619) 432-5720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amy Appleby, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A151048, 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 Amy Appleby, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amy Appleby, M.D. had 1,475 Medicare Part D claims for 294 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.