Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1750645024, issued on Jul 1, 2012. Check the license (California A145394, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A145394 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8329 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Phone
- (661) 431-1555
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 471-2410
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170802002842); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8329 Brimhall Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Gina Billson, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1861529562
- Sharon Brandon, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1801128418
- Joan Canton, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1538505300
- Mehr Karamat, MDPsychiatry Physician1518253285
- Suzanne Keller, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1093151565
Verify Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A145394Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
8,786 Medicare Part D claims for 309 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
- Trazodone Hcl578 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate536 claims
- Alprazolam534 claims
- Buspirone Hcl489 claims
- Clonazepam456 claims
- Prazosin Hcl346 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,327.09
69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 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
- Kern Psychiatric Health And Wellness Center IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
109 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 109 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
All 109 in Bakersfield → All 8,673 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield →
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Common questions
What is Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750645024, issued on Jul 1, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8329 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 431-1555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A145394, 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 Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando, M.D. had 8,786 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gerard Iru Irantha Fernando, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.