NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anthony Gerard Bassanelli, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Palm Desert, CA

Anthony Gerard Bassanelli, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1962469148, issued on Apr 29, 2006. Check the license (California G55820, 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
1962469148
Name
Anthony Gerard Bassanelli
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
G55820 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
44530 San Pablo Ave Ste 202, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone
(760) 341-6026
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 341-6027
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100914000192); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1984
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,377 Medicare Part D claims for 231 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.

  1. Anthony Bassanelli3,377
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam293 claims
  2. Lorazepam175 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl156 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl149 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate139 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl136 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: $14.56

1 payment: 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.

  1. Anthony Bassanelli$14.56
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Anthony Gerard Bassanelli among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Anthony Gerard Bassanelli, MD 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
  • Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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. Noreen Bumby, D.O.Palm Desert, CA 922601992915839
  2. Daniel Fitzgerald, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601588738215
  3. Lester Sandman, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601164560231
  4. Richard Torban, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601477563575
  5. Arkady Bilenko, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621033172101
  6. Soo BorsonPalm Springs, CA 922621730265554
  7. Alan Drucker, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621295725281
  8. Andrew Elliott, MD MPHPalm Springs, CA 922621053423384

Common questions

What is Anthony Gerard Bassanelli, MD's NPI number?

Anthony Gerard Bassanelli, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962469148, issued on Apr 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anthony Gerard Bassanelli, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44530 San Pablo Ave Ste 202, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 341-6026. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anthony Gerard Bassanelli, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G55820, 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 Anthony Gerard Bassanelli, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anthony Gerard Bassanelli, MD had 3,377 Medicare Part D claims for 231 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.