Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham
Psychiatry Physician · Carlsbad, CA
Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Carlsbad, California, and NPI 1659767523, issued on Apr 8, 2015. Check the license (California A161410, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A161410 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6010 Hidden Valley RD Ste 115, Carlsbad, CA 92011
- Phone
- (760) 797-8494
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211213000467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6010 Hidden Valley RD Ste 115
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161410Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
248 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl28 claims
- Bupropion Xl25 claims
- Lorazepam23 claims
- Risperidone14 claims
- Gabapentin13 claims
- Saphris13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mark David Levine MD Professional CorporationCarlsbad, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham 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 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · 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.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael BuchholzCarlsbad, CA 920111174267835
- Steven Goldsmith, MDCarlsbad, CA 920111659339190
- Robert Seawell, DOCarlsbad, CA 920111518595891
- Richard Rappaport, M.D.La Costa, CA 920091386908903
- Laura Wakil, MDCarlsbad, CA 920091619102399
- Edward Allen, M.D.Del Mar, CA 920141881781334
- David Bergman, M.D.Del Mar, CA 920141285737130
- Kim Gutner, M.D.Del Mar, CA 920141740360924
Common questions
What is Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham's NPI number?
Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659767523, issued on Apr 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6010 Hidden Valley RD Ste 115, Carlsbad, CA, 92011. Phone: (760) 797-8494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham's license?
NPPES lists California license number A161410, 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 Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrea Paulitsch-Buckingham had 248 Medicare Part D claims for 27 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.