Latha T. Nair, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Latha T. Nair, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1164527560, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (California C143606, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Latha T. Nair
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- C143606 CA
100593 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 454-4170
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 454-4663
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170310001733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1400 Emeline Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Guadalupe AbundezMedical Physician Assistant1891401121
- Mariela Acevedo, MFTIMental Health Counselor1356869093
- David AdlerCounselor1407052970
- Esmeralda AlfaroAssistant Health Information Record Technician1003758715
- Sara AndersonMental Health Counselor1972856656
- Robert Annon, LCSClinical Social Worker1992730121
Verify Latha T. Nair in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C143606Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,276 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine Odt105 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate82 claims
- Clozapine80 claims
- Invega Sustenna69 claims
- Olanzapine65 claims
- Lorazepam61 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): 80.6 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: $2,128.51
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; 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
- County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
- County OF Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Latha T. Nair among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Latha T. Nair, 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 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
- Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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
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- David Hoban, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950601659325892
- Brinda Krishnan, M.D.,Santa Cruz, CA 950601114970076
- Barbara Lampert, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950601841200128
- Timothy Myers, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950601124030747
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Common questions
What is Latha T. Nair, M.D.'s NPI number?
Latha T. Nair, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164527560, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Latha T. Nair, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 454-4170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Latha T. Nair, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C143606, 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 Latha T. Nair, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Latha T. Nair, M.D. had 1,276 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Latha T. Nair, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 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.