NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Hale Vagts, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · San Mateo, CA

Michael Hale Vagts, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Mateo, California, and NPI 1215223193, issued on Jun 20, 2011. Check the license (California A122112, 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
1215223193
Name
Michael Hale Vagts
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A122112 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
222 W 39TH Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone
(650) 573-2530
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2011
Record last updated
Apr 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121105000068); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2011
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 222 W 39TH Ave

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

  1. Jesse Adams, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1407143399
  2. Stacey Adelson, NPNurse Practitioner1104951797
  3. Brita Almog, MDPediatrics Physician1033402847
  4. John Anderson, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1013082429
  5. Shea AndersonClinical Social Worker1689964991
  6. Zohra Ansari, MSWClinical Social Worker1326462904

Verify Michael Hale Vagts 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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97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,973 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Michael Vagts1,973
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Olanzapine215 claims
  2. Clonazepam166 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate114 claims
  4. Risperidone112 claims
  5. Aripiprazole99 claims
  6. Clozapine78 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

  1. County OF San MateoHalf Moon Bay, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael Hale Vagts among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Michael Hale Vagts, 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 2011, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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).

89 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in San Mateo

They are 89 of the 3,909 NPPES records with a practice address in San Mateo, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathleen Akiyama, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031194886879
  2. Nasrin Bashiri, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031700974920
  3. Hung-Ming Chu, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031790834174
  4. Vikas Duvvuri, M.D., PH.D.San Mateo, CA 944031255470480
  5. D. Feeley, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031548351158
  6. Mina Fisher, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031124037874
  7. Nandini Ganpule, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031326110156
  8. Lynne Haynes-Tucker, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031689737157

Common questions

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

Michael Hale Vagts, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215223193, issued on Jun 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Hale Vagts, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 W 39TH Ave, San Mateo, CA, 94403. Phone: (650) 573-2530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A122112, 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 Hale Vagts, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Hale Vagts, M.D. had 1,973 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.