Garrick Gar Tong, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · San Marcos, CA
Garrick Gar Tong, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Marcos, California, and NPI 1831361278, issued on Mar 26, 2008. Check the license (California A102192, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Garrick Gar Tong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A102192 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 Valpreda RD, San Marcos, CA 92069
- Phone
- (760) 736-6767
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2022
- Fax
- (760) 736-8740
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080514000736); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 150 Valpreda RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jannah Alaoui, CNM, RNAdvanced Practice Midwife1689908113
- Wais Alemi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1427305242
- Leon Altamirano, PSY.D.Psychologist1619271517
- Blanca Arias, LCSWClinical Social Worker1033223649
- Lynda Ariella, PHDClinical Psychologist1073518965
- Maria BanuelosCase Manager/Care Coordinator1720280589
Verify Garrick Gar Tong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A102192Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
928 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl63 claims
- Trazodone Hcl62 claims
- Buspirone Hcl60 claims
- Lurasidone Hcl45 claims
- Gabapentin43 claims
- Mirtazapine42 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,311.75
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North County Health Project, Inc.San Marcos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Garrick Gar Tong among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Garrick Gar Tong, 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
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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
- Robert Alessi, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920691770685901
- Alan Berkowitz, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691578519476
- Claudio Cabrejos, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691033133483
- Sheila Cai, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691780625012
- Victor Doroski, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691851330351
- Nicole Esposito, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691497880579
- Nicholas Frost, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691730129651
- Josefa Licas, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920691083650535
Common questions
What is Garrick Gar Tong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Garrick Gar Tong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831361278, issued on Mar 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Garrick Gar Tong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Valpreda RD, San Marcos, CA, 92069. Phone: (760) 736-6767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Garrick Gar Tong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A102192, 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 Garrick Gar Tong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Garrick Gar Tong, M.D. had 928 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.