Bret Gallihugh, DO
Psychiatry Physician · El Cajon, CA
Bret Gallihugh, DO is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in El Cajon, California, and NPI 1003566886, issued on Mar 25, 2022. Check the license (California 20A25130, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bret Gallihugh
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 20A25130 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1630 E Main St, El Cajon, CA 92021
- Phone
- (858) 573-0090
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1630 E Main St
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- Reina Abeyta, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1922235662
- Olivia Aguirre, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1225176068
- Katherine Ahearn-Edwards, LCSWClinical Social Worker1205032067
- Paul Arenson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1356547228
- Shahla Arjomandfar, PHARMACISTPharmacist1407024573
- William Armentrout, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1861871162
Verify Bret Gallihugh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A25130Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bret Gallihugh among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Bret Gallihugh, DO 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 2022, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- 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
- Carmelita Barros, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211922200310
- Vijay Chennamchetty, MD, MPHEl Cajon, CA 920211811194145
- Robert Gorney, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211144486390
- Salu John, M.DEl Cajon, CA 920211760761118
- Ha Mistry, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211619941820
- Joanna Palica, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211144363102
- Bahram Panbehi, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211518163609
- Stephen Tokraks, D.O.El Cajon, CA 920211245459833
Common questions
What is Bret Gallihugh, DO's NPI number?
Bret Gallihugh, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003566886, issued on Mar 25, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bret Gallihugh, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1630 E Main St, El Cajon, CA, 92021. Phone: (858) 573-0090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bret Gallihugh, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A25130, 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 Bret Gallihugh, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bret Gallihugh, DO had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.