NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gowri G. Aragam, MD

Psychiatry Physician · San Francisco, CA

Gowri G. Aragam, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1336552439, issued on Jun 5, 2014. Check the license (California A156440, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336552439
Name
Gowri G. Aragam
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
A156440 CA
L-259796 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
185 Berry St Lbby 2, San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone
(415) 514-4533
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 19, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181205002937); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2014
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 185 Berry St Lbby 2

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

  1. Tushar Chakravarty, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235711821
  2. Garrett Chan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912656299
  3. Yangchen Dolkar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467640433
  4. Omar KhanBlood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician1659020204
  5. Alexander Kikuchi, MD, PHDAnatomic Pathology Physician1659831733
  6. Brian Lin, MDFamily Medicine Physician1083343370

Verify Gowri G. Aragam 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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

121 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Gowri Aragam121
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Buspirone Hcl18 claims
  2. Escitalopram Oxalate14 claims
  3. Trintellix14 claims
  4. Bupropion Hcl Sr13 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): 74.5 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%46.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

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

Gowri G. Aragam among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Gowri G. Aragam, 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 2014, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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. Jesus Cabrera, MDSan Francisco, CA 941071467575985
  2. Celso Espiritu, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941071699803320
  3. Suma Gona, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941071518050178
  4. Mark Luskus, MDSan Francisco, CA 941071487130407
  5. Emily Newman, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941071851483887
  6. James Seaver, MDSan Francisco, CA 941071639313679
  7. Stuart Washington, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941071801044243
  8. Steven Wozniak, MDSan Francisco, CA 941071538282058

Common questions

What is Gowri G. Aragam, MD's NPI number?

Gowri G. Aragam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336552439, issued on Jun 5, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gowri G. Aragam, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 185 Berry St Lbby 2, San Francisco, CA, 94107. Phone: (415) 514-4533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gowri G. Aragam, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A156440, 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 Gowri G. Aragam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gowri G. Aragam, MD had 121 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gowri G. Aragam, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.

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