Benjamin M. Shapiro, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Benjamin M. Shapiro, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1356447460, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (California A83155, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin M. Shapiro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A83155 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 860W, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 301-7396
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040528001014); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 860W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda CamposSocial Worker1902200207
- Sari Carlson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1114483138
- Olivia Ceja, DNP,MSN,PMHNP-BC,RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1396353264
- Missy Cheese, LCSWClinical Social Worker1477159754
- Zinat HashmyMarriage & Family Therapist1902375793
- Amanda HolguinSocial Worker1457724189
Verify Benjamin M. Shapiro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A83155Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,128 Medicare Part D claims for 134 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
- Gabapentin112 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl77 claims
- Bupropion Xl63 claims
- Trazodone Hcl60 claims
- Alprazolam55 claims
- Buspirone Hcl55 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $44.92
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF California Los AngelesSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin M. Shapiro among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Benjamin M. Shapiro, 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
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
78 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 78 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin M. Shapiro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin M. Shapiro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356447460, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin M. Shapiro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 860W, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 301-7396. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin M. Shapiro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A83155, 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 Benjamin M. Shapiro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin M. Shapiro, M.D. had 1,128 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin M. Shapiro, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.