NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Hernandez, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Michael Hernandez, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1508865023, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (California A043165, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508865023
Name
Michael Hernandez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A043165 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(323) 225-2786
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 695-9746
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120502000587); 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 1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave

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

  1. Carrie Adase, M.S., RDNRegistered Dietitian1548610991
  2. Kinza AhmedEmergency Medicine Physician1780250894
  3. Julieta Alfonso, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063350718
  4. Maritza Alvarado, MD PHDFamily Medicine Physician1558803999
  5. Antranig Andonian, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487409983
  6. Austin Apramian, DOInternal Medicine Physician1598119497

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  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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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

286 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Hernandez286
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Haloperidol21 claims
  2. Aripiprazole18 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
  4. Lithium Carbonate13 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate13 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $207.57

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Hernandez$207.57
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michael Hernandez among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Michael Hernandez, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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).

987 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 987 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ikhlas Akra, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331992741979
  2. David Baron, DOLos Angeles, CA 900331417945486
  3. Jaskanwar Batra, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331033183926
  4. William Bondareff, MD,PHDLos Angeles, CA 900331225074156
  5. Timothy Botello, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331477581346
  6. Lawrence Gross, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331427032366
  7. Thomas Hicklin, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331548284383
  8. Suad Kapetanovic, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331003845702

Common questions

What is Michael Hernandez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Hernandez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508865023, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Hernandez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 225-2786. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Hernandez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A043165, 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 Hernandez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Hernandez, M.D. had 286 Medicare Part D claims for 81 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.