Michael Essex, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Michael Essex, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1952335820, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (California G85675, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Essex
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G85675 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 E Belle Ter, Bakersfield, CA 93307
- Phone
- (661) 635-2950
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1600 E Belle Ter
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rebecca AbairCase Manager/Care Coordinator1255468823
- Sara Abdijadid, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1407163934
- Jared AgertonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588149918
- Ammar Ahmad, MDPsychiatry Physician1407384456
- Daniel AlexanderCase Manager/Care Coordinator1609390756
- Edith Alvarez ZepedaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1730859877
Verify Michael Essex in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G85675Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
450 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lurasidone Hcl38 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate36 claims
- Paroxetine Hcl27 claims
- Risperidone27 claims
- Bupropion Xl25 claims
- Lithium Carbonate22 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
- County OF KernBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
109 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 109 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
All 109 in Bakersfield → All 8,673 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield →
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Common questions
What is Michael Essex, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Essex, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952335820, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Essex, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 E Belle Ter, Bakersfield, CA, 93307. Phone: (661) 635-2950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Essex, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G85675, 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 Michael Essex, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Essex, M.D. had 450 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.