NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kekoa Christian Ede, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Escondido, CA

Kekoa Christian Ede, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1134224843, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (California A101211, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134224843
Name
Kekoa Christian Ede
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
A101211 CA
MD-12408 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
488 E Valley Pkwy Ste 311, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone
(760) 520-8100
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 6, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071203000713); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 488 E Valley Pkwy Ste 311

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tiffany CastilloPsychiatry Physician1114459252
  2. Rachel Krochmal, F.N.P./PA-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1326117920
  3. Evan NiakamalPhysician Assistant1639796873
  4. Gabriel Rodarte, MDPsychiatry Physician1184649212
  5. Pardeep SinghPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1992279004

Verify Kekoa Christian Ede in five checks

  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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

6,037 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Kekoa Ede6,037
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl401 claims
  2. Buspirone Hcl281 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium272 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl237 claims
  5. Gabapentin223 claims
  6. Lamotrigine176 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Neighborhood HealthcareEscondido, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kekoa Christian Ede among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Kekoa Christian Ede, 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 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 fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jerry Bobo, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251194836429
  2. Tiffany CastilloEscondido, CA 920251114459252
  3. Douglas Conte, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251881714954
  4. Amy Dewar, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251851505531
  5. Eric Drimmer, MDEscondido, CA 920251871540682
  6. Christopher Gorman, MDEscondido, CA 920251346297157
  7. Christopher Khoury, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251689606980
  8. Suesan Pedersen, MDEscondido, CA 920251558603837

Common questions

What is Kekoa Christian Ede, MD's NPI number?

Kekoa Christian Ede, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134224843, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kekoa Christian Ede, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 488 E Valley Pkwy Ste 311, Escondido, CA, 92025. Phone: (760) 520-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kekoa Christian Ede, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A101211, 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 Kekoa Christian Ede, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kekoa Christian Ede, MD had 6,037 Medicare Part D claims for 319 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.