NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carol Lynn Trippitelli, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Vista, CA

Carol Lynn Trippitelli, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Vista, California, and NPI 1396040218, issued on Jan 25, 2011. Check the license (California C161880, 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
1396040218
Name
Carol Lynn Trippitelli
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
C161880 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA 92084
Phone
(760) 631-5000
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2011
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240312003916); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1995
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 1000 Vale Terrace Dr

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

  1. Azucena AcostaClinical Social Worker1255937496
  2. Tonya Adkins, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285721712
  3. Autumn AhlersFamily Nurse Practitioner1821007519
  4. Susan AnderaFamily Nurse Practitioner1790914216
  5. Iris Arrieta, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1659614303
  6. Barbara Ascher, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1598901993

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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. 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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

145 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Carol Trippitelli145
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl21 claims
  2. Venlafaxine Hcl Er20 claims
  3. Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er13 claims
  4. Citalopram Hbr11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Vista Community ClinicVista, CA

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

Carol Lynn Trippitelli among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Carol Lynn Trippitelli, 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 2011, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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. Jennifer Bell, D.O.Vista, CA 920841154614956
  2. William Bennett, MDVista, CA 920841568542462
  3. Brenda Erickson, MDVista, CA 920831275863854
  4. Martina Klein, M.D.Vista, CA 920831366468548
  5. Leena Kurre, DOVista, CA 920831205452398
  6. Larissa Lacorte, MDVista, CA 920831538365309
  7. Marie Lyster, M.D.Vista, CA 920831750417564
  8. Richard Oliva, M.D.Vista, CA 920831952599938

Common questions

What is Carol Lynn Trippitelli, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carol Lynn Trippitelli, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396040218, issued on Jan 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol Lynn Trippitelli, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA, 92084. Phone: (760) 631-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol Lynn Trippitelli, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C161880, 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 Carol Lynn Trippitelli, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carol Lynn Trippitelli, M.D. had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 47 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.