NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Alex Athanasiou, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Nicholas Alex Athanasiou, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1801059860, issued on Jul 9, 2008. Check the license (California A110558, 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
1801059860
Name
Nicholas Alex Athanasiou
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A110558 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone
(661) 326-2253
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 24, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 1700 Mount Vernon Ave

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

  1. Pernian AbadiPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1801760814
  2. Mariam AbdelmissehInternal Medicine Physician1902250574
  3. Arian AbdiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306538087
  4. Ayham Aboeed, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1093969750
  5. Jesslin Abraham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497333751
  6. Quinn Adams, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790627537

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

304 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Nicholas Athanasiou304
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate28 claims
  2. Mirtazapine25 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl22 claims
  4. Lurasidone Hcl21 claims
  5. Clomipramine Hcl19 claims
  6. Clonazepam18 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.

109 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 109 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

Other psychiatry physician records in California

  1. Nancy Aaen, MDNapa, CA1609816669
  2. Criselda Abad-Santos, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA1760461826
  3. Mekabiz Abaian, MDSan Bernardino, CA1891090163
  4. Brenda Abarca, MDTorrance, CA1407485527
  5. Pilar Abascal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1730528191
  6. Michele Abbasi, M.D.Westlake Village, CA1093940330
  7. Zohaib AbbasiMartinez, CA1013392224
  8. Sandy Abdelkedous, MDFresno, CA1306093109
  9. Nancy Abdelmalak, M.D.Elk Grove, CA1912137498
  10. Ezzat Abdelmalek, M.DDana Point, CA1992828826

Common questions

What is Nicholas Alex Athanasiou, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nicholas Alex Athanasiou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801059860, issued on Jul 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Alex Athanasiou, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 326-2253. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Alex Athanasiou, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A110558, 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 Nicholas Alex Athanasiou, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Alex Athanasiou, M.D. had 304 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.