Michael Ryan Locher, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Ventura, CA
Michael Ryan Locher, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1366995433, issued on Jul 26, 2016. Check the license (California A147992, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Ryan Locher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A147992 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hillmont Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
- Phone
- (805) 652-6729
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181026001785); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Hillmont Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cailin AbbottPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1205504032
- Charles AgustinGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1083238661
- Christerbell AhaiweRegistered Nurse1871257444
- Linda Aldous, RNMental Health Counselor1629244785
- Ablavi AmekpoRegistered Nurse1699553974
- Carley Arellanes, RN, BSNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1730810896
Verify Michael Ryan Locher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A147992Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF VenturaVentura, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Ryan Locher among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Michael Ryan Locher, 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 2016, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · 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).
74 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Ventura
They are 74 of the 4,435 NPPES records with a practice address in Ventura, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michael Ryan Locher, MD's NPI number?
Michael Ryan Locher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366995433, issued on Jul 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Ryan Locher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hillmont Ave, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 652-6729. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Ryan Locher, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A147992, 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 Ryan Locher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Ryan Locher, MD had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Ryan Locher, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.