Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1184078222, issued on Apr 14, 2016. Check the license (California A151545, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A151545 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200922000682); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 300 Pasteur Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elias Aboujaoude, MDPsychiatry Physician1649209768
- Deyaaldeen Abu Reesh, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1073201521
- Jose Acosta, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1104454446
- Connor Adams, PSYDClinical Psychologist1467081216
- Tracie Adamson, NPNurse Practitioner1982765145
- Aderinsola Aderonmu, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083301196
Verify Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A151545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
147 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine21 claims
- Mirtazapine13 claims
- Clonazepam11 claims
- Guanfacine Hcl Er11 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): 76.5 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: $107.08
3 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Momentum For HealthSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
215 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto
They are 215 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
All 215 in Palo Alto → All 8,673 in California → Every provider in Palo Alto →
Other psychiatry physician records in California
- Nancy Aaen, MDNapa, CA1609816669
- Criselda Abad-Santos, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA1760461826
- Mekabiz Abaian, MDSan Bernardino, CA1891090163
- Brenda Abarca, MDTorrance, CA1407485527
- Pilar Abascal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1730528191
- Michele Abbasi, M.D.Westlake Village, CA1093940330
- Zohaib AbbasiMartinez, CA1013392224
- Sandy Abdelkedous, MDFresno, CA1306093109
- Nancy Abdelmalak, M.D.Elk Grove, CA1912137498
- Ezzat Abdelmalek, M.DDana Point, CA1992828826
Common questions
What is Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar, MD's NPI number?
Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184078222, issued on Apr 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A151545, 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 Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar, MD had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Giovanni Nandkumar Dandekar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.