NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jon Ebert Highum, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · La Mesa, CA

Jon Ebert Highum, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1538215603, issued on Jan 25, 2007. Check the license (California G65798, 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
1538215603
Name
Jon Ebert Highum
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
G65798 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7777 Alvarado RD # 255, La Mesa, CA 91941
Phone
(619) 461-9353
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 443-8338
Medicaid ID
G65798 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080402000429); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1987
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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15.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

15,718 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jon Highum15,718
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Risperidone1,043 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl934 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate894 claims
  4. Fluoxetine Hcl849 claims
  5. Clonazepam741 claims
  6. Olanzapine698 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $268.73

13 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.

  1. Jon Highum$268.73
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Jon Ebert Highum among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Jon Ebert Highum, 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 2007, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • 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).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heywood Zeidman, MDLa Mesa, CA 919411205876786
  2. Jorge Barrera, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421356360945
  3. Samuel Etchie, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421124039052
  4. Krauz Ganadjian, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421043372394
  5. Karl Jacobs, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421669676524
  6. Stephen Kaiser, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421245677624
  7. Vladimir Khalafian, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421164718367
  8. Andrey Khalafian, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421780028183

Common questions

What is Jon Ebert Highum, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jon Ebert Highum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538215603, issued on Jan 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jon Ebert Highum, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Alvarado RD # 255, La Mesa, CA, 91941. Phone: (619) 461-9353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jon Ebert Highum, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G65798, 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 Jon Ebert Highum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jon Ebert Highum, M.D. had 15,718 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jon Ebert Highum, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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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