NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fredrick Barnum Steele, MD

Psychiatry Physician · San Francisco, CA

Fredrick Barnum Steele, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1235284217, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (California A24823, 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
1235284217
Name
Fredrick Barnum Steele
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A24823 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone
(415) 563-1422
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 3, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 563-1422
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110914000854); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1971
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1801 Bush St

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

  1. Jennifer Boyd, PHDClinical Psychologist1912940818
  2. Maryellen Buckley, PHDPsychologist1750423802
  3. Gail Caulfield, MFTMental Health Counselor1366573693
  4. Mary Ciofalo, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1710101944
  5. Lisa Cohn, PH.D.Psychologist1699815068
  6. Cara ConnorMarriage & Family Therapist1760108476

Verify Fredrick Barnum Steele 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

82 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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. Fredrick Steele82
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Escitalopram Oxalate18 claims
  2. Lorazepam15 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.

Fredrick Barnum Steele among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Fredrick Barnum Steele, MD 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
  • Graduated1971 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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).

763 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 763 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mel Blaustein, M.D,San Francisco, CA 941091205845542
  2. Christopher Eaton, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091467530014
  3. Galina Gorodetsky, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091386724110
  4. Paul Heim, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091023184710
  5. Michael Menaster, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091386893170
  6. Jonathan Mueller, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091801953666
  7. Lawrence Petrakis, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091932256500
  8. Stuart Pickel, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091154479624

Common questions

What is Fredrick Barnum Steele, MD's NPI number?

Fredrick Barnum Steele, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235284217, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fredrick Barnum Steele, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Bush St, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 563-1422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fredrick Barnum Steele, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A24823, 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 Fredrick Barnum Steele, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fredrick Barnum Steele, MD had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.