Keerthan Somanath, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Keerthan Somanath, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1578941415, issued on May 12, 2015. Check the license (California A151443, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Keerthan Somanath
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A151443 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6464 W Sunset Blvd Ste 740, Los Angeles, CA 90028
- Phone
- (424) 588-5350
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2025
- Fax
- (844) 440-5653
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180501001615); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6464 W Sunset Blvd Ste 740
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jacob MerkelPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1376249359
Verify Keerthan Somanath in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A151443Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
326 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spravato53 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl31 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate28 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl24 claims
- Alprazolam20 claims
- Bupropion Xl14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,665.39
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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 2 group practices
- K Somanath MD IncLos Angeles, CA
- UC RegentsLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Keerthan Somanath among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Keerthan Somanath, 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 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
987 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 987 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Keerthan Somanath, M.D.'s NPI number?
Keerthan Somanath, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578941415, issued on May 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Keerthan Somanath, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6464 W Sunset Blvd Ste 740, Los Angeles, CA, 90028. Phone: (424) 588-5350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Keerthan Somanath, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A151443, 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 Keerthan Somanath, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Keerthan Somanath, M.D. had 326 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Keerthan Somanath, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.