Marguerite Changala, MD
Psychiatry Physician · La Jolla, CA
Marguerite Changala, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1437647146, issued on Apr 27, 2018. Check the license (California A164813, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marguerite Changala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- A164813 CA
164813 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8950 Villa LA Jolla Dr Ste A215, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (619) 356-0794
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8950 Villa LA Jolla Dr Ste A215
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Marguerite Changala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A164813Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
390 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluoxetine Hcl46 claims
- Gabapentin38 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate29 claims
- Clonazepam23 claims
- Sertraline Hcl19 claims
- Trazodone Hcl16 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.
90 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 90 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Marguerite Changala, MD's NPI number?
Marguerite Changala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437647146, issued on Apr 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marguerite Changala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8950 Villa LA Jolla Dr Ste A215, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (619) 356-0794. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marguerite Changala, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A164813, 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 Marguerite Changala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marguerite Changala, MD had 390 Medicare Part D claims for 45 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.