Mala S. Nayak, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Mala S. Nayak, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1215036918, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (California A55279, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mala S. Nayak
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A55279 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 206 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
- Phone
- (650) 617-8340
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 321-5468
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040511000385); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 206 California Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Peggy Cuevas, MSMental Health Counselor1265550685
- Klara Ernyes KoflerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1548315658
- M Ghorieshi, MD, MPHGeneral Practice Physician1720307051
- Pablo Lopez-Veron, PA-CPhysician Assistant1942916812
- Julia MagnanoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1336294446
- Stephanie Nersesyan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528780327
Verify Mala S. Nayak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A55279Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
978 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine117 claims
- Clonazepam80 claims
- Gabapentin78 claims
- Lorazepam53 claims
- Clozapine48 claims
- Mirtazapine38 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
- Momentum For HealthSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mala S. Nayak among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Mala S. Nayak, 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
- Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
215 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto
They are 215 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Mala S. Nayak, MD's NPI number?
Mala S. Nayak, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215036918, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mala S. Nayak, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 206 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94306. Phone: (650) 617-8340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mala S. Nayak, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A55279, 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 Mala S. Nayak, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mala S. Nayak, MD had 978 Medicare Part D claims for 39 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.