Michael B. Schwartz, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Torrance, CA
Michael B. Schwartz, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1457461998, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California G48508, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael B. Schwartz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G48508 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23560 Madison Street, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 376-0202
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 23560 Madison Street
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Verify Michael B. Schwartz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G48508Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,093 Medicare Part D claims for 87 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
- Clonazepam186 claims
- Trazodone Hcl91 claims
- Lorazepam60 claims
- Gabapentin50 claims
- Vilazodone Hcl42 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr41 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: $208.29
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Michael B. Schwartz among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Michael B. Schwartz, 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 updated2009 · 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).
150 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 150 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michael B. Schwartz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael B. Schwartz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457461998, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael B. Schwartz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23560 Madison Street, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 376-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael B. Schwartz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G48508, 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 B. Schwartz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael B. Schwartz, M.D. had 1,093 Medicare Part D claims for 87 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.