Karla Benzl, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Mission Viejo, CA
Karla Benzl, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1962794073, issued on May 8, 2011. Check the license (California A121990, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karla Benzl
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A121990 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 27001 LA Paz RD Ste 201, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
- Phone
- (949) 763-4040
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 27001 LA Paz RD Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Karen Buist-Baker, RN, CCM,BS, MCG, LNCCase Management Registered Nurse1225427198
- Meg Elam, LCSWClinical Social Worker1871077875
Verify Karla Benzl in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A121990Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Karla Benzl among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Karla Benzl, 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 2011, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 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
- Azhar Abdullah, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911417351503
- Usa Aroonlap, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911609171909
- Amir Faghfoory, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911245558105
- Erin Fletcher, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911205495645
- Rajai Ghosheh, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911164638870
- Scott Ispirescu, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911023148525
- Alexei Michelson, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911255372389
- Andrew Morrow, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911255369062
Common questions
What is Karla Benzl, MD's NPI number?
Karla Benzl, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962794073, issued on May 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karla Benzl, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27001 LA Paz RD Ste 201, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 763-4040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karla Benzl, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A121990, 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 Karla Benzl, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karla Benzl, MD had 40 Medicare Part D claims; 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.