NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Penny, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Ventura, CA

Brian Penny, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1255725644, issued on Mar 24, 2015. Check the license (California A151377, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255725644
Name
Brian Penny
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A151377 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 Hillmont Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone
(805) 652-6000
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2026
Fax
(310) 602-6749
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190205003447); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 300 Hillmont Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Thomas Adelman, CRTTCertified Respiratory Therapist1114732666
  2. Henrique Aihara, TECHElectroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1861108235
  3. Anne Akhimien, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205408515
  4. Trease Allen, PSYCH TECHLicensed Psychiatric Technician1174648620
  5. Mary Allport, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083739320
  6. Edgar Alviz, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1386763175

Verify Brian Penny in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

36 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Brian Penny36
  2. Specialty average1,000

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: $44.51

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals 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. Brian Penny$44.51
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. County OF VenturaVentura, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brian Penny among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Brian Penny, 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 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
  • Graduated2013 · 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).

74 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Ventura

They are 74 of the 4,435 NPPES records with a practice address in Ventura, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Beena Anantharaman, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031396713376
  2. Ralph Armstrong, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031518016443
  3. Sumathi Balaraman, DOVentura, CA 930031902995707
  4. Pedro EvaVentura, CA 930031962444703
  5. Michael Ferguson, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031770586851
  6. Nomi Fredrick, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031538192471
  7. Gregory Gray, MDVentura, CA 930031326129479
  8. Victoria Hendrick, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031205943131

Common questions

What is Brian Penny, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brian Penny, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255725644, issued on Mar 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Penny, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Hillmont Ave, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 652-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Penny, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A151377, 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 Brian Penny, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Penny, M.D. had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.