NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mel Blaustein, M.D,

Psychiatry Physician · San Francisco, CA

Mel Blaustein, M.D, is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1205845542, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (California 00G230570, 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
1205845542
Name
Mel Blaustein
Credential
M.D,
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
00G230570 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1199 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone
(415) 928-6100
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2006
Record last updated
May 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 928-6102
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1199 Bush St

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  6. Richard Grossman, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1548348642

Verify Mel Blaustein 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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5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

952 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Mel Blaustein952
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl90 claims
  2. Clonazepam74 claims
  3. Fluoxetine Hcl63 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate52 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl52 claims
  6. Lorazepam43 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.

Mel Blaustein among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Mel Blaustein, 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 fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

763 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 763 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Eaton, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091467530014
  2. Galina Gorodetsky, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091386724110
  3. Paul Heim, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091023184710
  4. Michael Menaster, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091386893170
  5. Jonathan Mueller, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091801953666
  6. Lawrence Petrakis, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091932256500
  7. Stuart Pickel, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091154479624
  8. Manisha Punwani, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091407845720

Common questions

What is Mel Blaustein, M.D,'s NPI number?

Mel Blaustein, M.D,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205845542, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mel Blaustein, M.D, located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1199 Bush St, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 928-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mel Blaustein, M.D,'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 00G230570, 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 Mel Blaustein, M.D, prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mel Blaustein, M.D, had 952 Medicare Part D claims for 62 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.