Cristian Penciu, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Glendale, CA
Cristian Penciu, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1538329693, issued on Jun 12, 2008. Check the license (California A145670, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristian Penciu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A145670 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 N Brand Blvd Ste 312, Glendale, CA 91202
- Phone
- (323) 230-0017
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170920004199); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1111 N Brand Blvd Ste 312
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hagop Mkroyan, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104479179
Verify Cristian Penciu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A145670Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
730 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine65 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate47 claims
- Trazodone Hcl43 claims
- Alprazolam36 claims
- Bupropion Xl35 claims
- Gabapentin29 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
- Penciu Medical ApmcGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristian Penciu among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Cristian Penciu, 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 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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
- Tamara Aloyan, M.D.Glendale, CA 912021437205853
- Bessy Martirosyan, M.D.Glendale, CA 912021790849883
- Sara Epstein, MDGlendale, CA 912031912930884
- Anahit Matevosyan, MDGlendale, CA 912031255463899
- Manohar Shinde, MD PHDGlendale, CA 912011659472124
- Judith Vukov, MDGlendale, CA 912031699759266
- Lilit Yegiazaryan, M.D.Glendale, CA 912031770668345
- Tiffany Cao, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041013351501
Common questions
What is Cristian Penciu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cristian Penciu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538329693, issued on Jun 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristian Penciu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 N Brand Blvd Ste 312, Glendale, CA, 91202. Phone: (323) 230-0017. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristian Penciu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A145670, 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 Cristian Penciu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristian Penciu, M.D. had 730 Medicare Part D claims for 80 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.