Bernard Kirzner, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Encino, CA
Bernard Kirzner, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1770521189, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (California C35243, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard Kirzner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- C35243 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5435 Balboa Blvd, Encino, CA 91316
- Phone
- (881) 881-4800
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 881-4810
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080602000890); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernard Kirzner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C35243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
921 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam99 claims
- Trazodone Hcl77 claims
- Aripiprazole57 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine54 claims
- Lorazepam50 claims
- Buspirone Hcl45 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: $277.66
8 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.
Bernard Kirzner among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Bernard Kirzner, 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
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
38 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Encino
They are 38 of the 3,136 NPPES records with a practice address in Encino, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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- Conny Huthsteiner, M.D.Encino, CA 913161548207152
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- Karen MendezEncino, CA 913161992266332
Common questions
What is Bernard Kirzner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bernard Kirzner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770521189, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard Kirzner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5435 Balboa Blvd, Encino, CA, 91316. Phone: (881) 881-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard Kirzner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C35243, 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 Bernard Kirzner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard Kirzner, M.D. had 921 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.