John Hensala, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · San Francisco, CA
John Hensala, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1972698496, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (California G79220, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Hensala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G79220 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 141 Lower Terrace, San Francisco, CA 94114
- Phone
- (415) 431-2141
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Hensala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79220Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
258 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin33 claims
- Lorazepam31 claims
- Bupropion Xl28 claims
- Trazodone Hcl28 claims
- Trintellix18 claims
- Buspirone Hcl15 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: $397.80
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, 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.
John Hensala among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
John Hensala, 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 updated2007 · 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.
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Common questions
What is John Hensala, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Hensala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972698496, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Hensala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 141 Lower Terrace, San Francisco, CA, 94114. Phone: (415) 431-2141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Hensala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G79220, 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 John Hensala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Hensala, M.D. had 258 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.