James Moghtader, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
James Moghtader, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1568475424, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (California G66899, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Moghtader
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G66899 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 215 Pesetas LN, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
- Phone
- (805) 681-1761
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 681-1768
- Medicaid ID
- 00G668990 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101020001213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 215 Pesetas LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Moghtader in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G66899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,252 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam261 claims
- Alprazolam255 claims
- Lorazepam213 claims
- Trazodone Hcl204 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate201 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er201 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: $5,711.47
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Sansum ClinicSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Moghtader among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
James Moghtader, 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
61 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Santa Barbara
They are 61 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James Moghtader, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Moghtader, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568475424, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Moghtader, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 Pesetas LN, Santa Barbara, CA, 93110. Phone: (805) 681-1761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Moghtader, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G66899, 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 James Moghtader, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Moghtader, M.D. had 4,252 Medicare Part D claims for 402 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.