NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Phillip Abrams, MD

Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA

Matthew Phillip Abrams, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1760186654, issued on Mar 27, 2023. Check the license (California A197280, 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
1760186654
Name
Matthew Phillip Abrams
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A197280 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr # MC8218, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(619) 543-5221
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2023
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250711003046); accepts Medicare assignment
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 200 W Arbor Dr # MC8218

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

  1. Harrison Ballard, MDPsychiatry Physician1346090487
  2. Erin CarolloPsychiatry Physician1528818648
  3. Devon Johnson, MDGeneral Practice Physician1063079739
  4. Rita KamyarPsychiatry Physician1437899176
  5. Neha Kidambi, MDPsychiatry Physician1891499463
  6. Jared Kopelman, MD, PHDPsychiatry Physician1841932803

Verify Matthew Phillip Abrams in five checks

  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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

80 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Matthew Abrams80
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Lantus12 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

  1. Community Research Foundation IncSan Diego, CA

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

Matthew Phillip Abrams among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Matthew Phillip Abrams, 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 2023, is newer than 96% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Olga Becker, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031083644710
  2. Tahir Bhatti, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031518915487
  3. Gregory Bishop, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031003855545
  4. Joel Dimsdale, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031306877568
  5. Jeremy Hirst, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031073563714
  6. Katherine Immerman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031023087939
  7. Walter Kaye, MDSan Diego, CA 921031922076223
  8. John Kelsoe, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031184672156

Common questions

What is Matthew Phillip Abrams, MD's NPI number?

Matthew Phillip Abrams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760186654, issued on Mar 27, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Phillip Abrams, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr # MC8218, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-5221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Phillip Abrams, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A197280, 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 Matthew Phillip Abrams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew Phillip Abrams, MD had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.