NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kyle Joseph Bechaz, M.D.

Geriatric Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Kyle Joseph Bechaz, M.D. is a geriatric psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1497042287, issued on Jun 30, 2011. Check the license (California 132720, 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
1497042287
Name
Kyle Joseph Bechaz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Psychiatry Physician 2084P0805X
License number
132720 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
760 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone
(310) 825-0018
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2011
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160622001911); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2011
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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Also registered at 760 Westwood Plz

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

  1. Pilar Abascal, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1730528191
  2. Anna Alkozei, PH.D.Psychologist1396486023
  3. Armen Arevian, MD, PHDPsychiatry Physician1770899585
  4. Thomas Babayan, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1114109030
  5. Chelsea BartonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982534947
  6. Dina BashouraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932796596

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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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric psychiatry physician in 2024

587 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,485 among the 473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Kyle Bechaz587
  2. Specialty average1,485

Most prescribed

  1. Lamotrigine51 claims
  2. Clonazepam48 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl43 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl43 claims
  5. Lorazepam40 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl37 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $235.13

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 200 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,189.26 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kyle Bechaz$235.13
  2. Specialty average$2,189.26

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Jack J WU MD IncAgoura Hills, CA

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

Kyle Joseph Bechaz among 87 geriatric psychiatry physician records in California

Kyle Joseph Bechaz, M.D. is one of 87 geriatric psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 61% 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 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2000 among the 31 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0805X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 87 geriatric psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 geriatric psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dharitri Mahapatra, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241568633170
  2. David Trader, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241093878134
  3. Daniel Plotkin, M.D., M.P.H.Los Angeles, CA 900251942332960
  4. Roderick Shaner, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900201669560181
  5. Mafa Kamal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900171740293299
  6. Sarah Kim, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481871989889
  7. Robert Neshkes, MDLos Angeles, CA 900491306897053
  8. Barbara Huynh, D.O.Los Angeles, CA 900711407048002

Common questions

What is Kyle Joseph Bechaz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kyle Joseph Bechaz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497042287, issued on Jun 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kyle Joseph Bechaz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 760 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Phone: (310) 825-0018. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kyle Joseph Bechaz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 132720, 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 Kyle Joseph Bechaz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kyle Joseph Bechaz, M.D. had 587 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,485. 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.