Joanette Sorkin, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Oakland, CA
Joanette Sorkin, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1992759195, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (California C54694, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanette Sorkin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- C54694 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7200 Bancroft Ave Ste 125A, Oakland, CA 94605
- Phone
- (510) 777-3800
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7200 Bancroft Ave Ste 125A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Zacaria ArabStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972470938
- Algernol Boozer, MSWSocial Worker1346407798
- John Brim, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1265677900
- Renikia Brown, MSWClinical Social Worker1164960662
- Samantha Edwards, RN, BSNRegistered Nurse1689423261
- Victoria FirlPharmacist1962879064
Verify Joanette Sorkin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C54694Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
496 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 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Aripiprazole129 claims
- Sertraline Hcl52 claims
- Citalopram Hbr37 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl34 claims
- Trazodone Hcl33 claims
- Risperidone28 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.
Joanette Sorkin among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Joanette Sorkin, 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 fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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
- John Brim, M.D.Oakland, CA 946051265677900
- Angela Callender, MDOakland, CA 946051215065198
- Angela Coombs Mumuni, M.D.Oakland, CA 946051275910374
- Emery Fu, M.D.Oakland, CA 946051306045976
- Jean Marsters, M.D.Oakland, CA 946051265837439
- Kyla Nighohossian, M.D.Oakland, CA 946051316328982
- Giridhar Reddy, M.D.Oakland, CA 946051124166012
- Bernard SklarOakland, CA 946051861532871
Common questions
What is Joanette Sorkin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joanette Sorkin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992759195, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanette Sorkin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Bancroft Ave Ste 125A, Oakland, CA, 94605. Phone: (510) 777-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanette Sorkin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C54694, 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 Joanette Sorkin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanette Sorkin, M.D. had 496 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.