Kristen Berendzen, M.D., PH.D.
Psychiatry Physician · San Francisco, CA
Kristen Berendzen, M.D., PH.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1235524380, issued on Apr 4, 2015. Check the license (California 144945, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Berendzen
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 144945 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 Parnassus Ave Box 0984, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-7527
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 476-7722
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230822001252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristen Berendzen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 144945Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Berendzen among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Kristen Berendzen, M.D., PH.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 updated2016 · 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 Kristen Berendzen, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen Berendzen, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235524380, issued on Apr 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Berendzen, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Parnassus Ave Box 0984, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-7527. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Berendzen, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 144945, 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.
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.