Chesley C. Herbert, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · San Francisco, CA
Chesley C. Herbert, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1689797565, issued on Apr 7, 2007. Check the license (California G 20540, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chesley C. Herbert
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G 20540 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114
- Phone
- (415) 552-7776
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 642-4336
- Medicaid ID
- 00G205400 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100805000122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1969
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chesley C. Herbert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G 20540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
185 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate21 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate14 claims
- Alprazolam13 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl13 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.
Chesley C. Herbert among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Chesley C. Herbert, 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 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Chesley C. Herbert, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chesley C. Herbert, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689797565, issued on Apr 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chesley C. Herbert, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45 Castro St, San Francisco, CA, 94114. Phone: (415) 552-7776. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chesley C. Herbert, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G 20540, 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 Chesley C. Herbert, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chesley C. Herbert, M.D. had 185 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.