Laurence Ross Saben, MD
Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA
Laurence Ross Saben, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1669454898, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (California G27446, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurence Ross Saben
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G27446 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9939 Hibert St Ste 204, San Diego, CA 92131
- Phone
- (619) 440-7831
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2025
- Fax
- (619) 440-0540
- Medicaid ID
- 000G274461 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091022000469); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1973
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laurence Ross Saben in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G27446Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,625 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine460 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate302 claims
- Gabapentin254 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl194 claims
- Trazodone Hcl178 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er153 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: $26.97
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 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.
Laurence Ross Saben among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Laurence Ross Saben, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · 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).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marshall Lewis, M.D.San Diego, CA 921311851473995
- Randall Pratt, M.D.San Diego, CA 921311821076100
- Clark Smith, MDSan Diego, CA 921311518049212
- Agop Tashchian, M.D.San Diego, CA 921311134329337
- Al Alam, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301174700678
- Ali Alavi, MDSan Diego, CA 921301356856694
- Karla Furlong, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301518312016
- Matthew Geromi, D.O.San Diego, CA 921301831450139
Common questions
What is Laurence Ross Saben, MD's NPI number?
Laurence Ross Saben, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669454898, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurence Ross Saben, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9939 Hibert St Ste 204, San Diego, CA, 92131. Phone: (619) 440-7831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurence Ross Saben, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G27446, 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 Laurence Ross Saben, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurence Ross Saben, MD had 4,625 Medicare Part D claims for 180 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.