NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ekerette J. Essien, PH.D.

Clinical Psychologist · Riverside, CA

Ekerette J. Essien, PH.D. is a clinical psychologist with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1396706438, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (California PSY 17740, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396706438
Name
Ekerette J. Essien
Credential
PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Psychologist 103TC0700X
License number
PSY 17740 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6833 Indiana Ave Ste 208, Riverside, CA 92506
Phone
(951) 660-3050
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2006
Record last updated
May 30, 2024
Medicaid ID
PSY177400 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140102000817); 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 6833 Indiana Ave Ste 208

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

  1. Bartholomew Edem-Enang, PHD STUDENTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689248189

Verify Ekerette J. Essien in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Oceanside Medical Group A Medical CorporationSanta Monica, CA

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

Ekerette J. Essien among 12,647 clinical psychologist records in California

Ekerette J. Essien, PH.D. is one of 12,647 clinical psychologist records with a practice address in California. 9% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 9% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 2,424 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 103TC0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Psychologist providers in California

There are 12,647 clinical psychologist records in California.

The 8 clinical psychologist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christine Catipon, PSYDRiverside, CA 925061477744910
  2. Gary Collins, PH.D.Riverside, CA 925061184716466
  3. Robert Connerley, PH.D.Riverside, CA 925061184762981
  4. Christopher Cooper, PHDRiverside, CA 925061417008673
  5. Laura Cueva-Miller, PH.D.Riverside, CA 925061629094057
  6. Karla Gates, PHDRiverside, CA 925061992867881
  7. Joshua Knabb, PSY.D.Riverside, CA 925061689828824
  8. Jacqueline Mar, PSY.D.Riverside, CA 925061609964626

Common questions

What is Ekerette J. Essien, PH.D.'s NPI number?

Ekerette J. Essien, PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396706438, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ekerette J. Essien, PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6833 Indiana Ave Ste 208, Riverside, CA, 92506. Phone: (951) 660-3050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ekerette J. Essien, PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number PSY 17740, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.