NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Shu, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Pasadena, CA

Michael Shu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1013659135, issued on Apr 9, 2022. Check the license (California A189989, 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
1013659135
Name
Michael Shu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
A189989 CA
10912 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
525 Cordova St, Pasadena, CA 91101
Phone
(818) 643-5082
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 30, 2026
Fax
(818) 643-7098
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 525 Cordova St

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

  1. Elizabeth Casalegno, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1649444787
  2. Rahael Gupta, MDPsychiatry Physician1912468299
  3. Esther Kim, MDPsychiatry Physician1508493917
  4. Yvonne Lu, MDPsychiatry Physician1720669419
  5. Maya Smolarek, MDPsychiatry Physician1902267800
  6. Joan Striebel, MDPsychiatry Physician1831326958

Verify Michael Shu 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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

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

  1. Michael Shu69
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Escitalopram Oxalate18 claims
  2. Clozapine12 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: $149.50

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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 Shu$149.50
  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 Shu among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Michael Shu, 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 2022, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Casalegno, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011649444787
  2. Katrine Enrile, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011952514051
  3. Elyse Eskridge, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011386827475
  4. Todd Hutton, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011760535959
  5. Steve Khachi, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011427345222
  6. Roy Kushel, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011073645453
  7. Sonya Martin, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011215241492
  8. Giovanna Pegolo, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011740390293

Common questions

What is Michael Shu, MD's NPI number?

Michael Shu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013659135, issued on Apr 9, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Shu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 Cordova St, Pasadena, CA, 91101. Phone: (818) 643-5082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Shu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A189989, 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 Shu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Shu, MD had 69 Medicare Part D claims; 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.