Nicolas Garel, MD
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Nicolas Garel, MD is an addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1194508804, issued on Aug 16, 2023. Check the license (California A188690, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicolas Garel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 2084A0401X
- License number
- A188690 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 Quarry RD RM 2208, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 498-9111
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicolas Garel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A188690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in 2024
244 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 870 among the 264 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone21 claims
- Aripiprazole20 claims
- Bupropion Xl19 claims
- Trazodone Hcl19 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate14 claims
- Gabapentin13 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.
Nicolas Garel among 40 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in California
Nicolas Garel, MD is one of 40 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with a practice address in California. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 95% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084A0401X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers in California
There are 40 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in California.
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The 8 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sara Marie Cohen-Fournier, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041760150411
- Bharat Bhushan, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011497899744
- Edward Schlies, M.D.Pleasanton, CA 945661891814539
- Ashley Wilson, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101427436450
- Kanwal Qidwai, MDOakland, CA 946071184980591
- Melinda Glines, MDBerkeley, CA 947041306806880
- Mona Ferrer-Kaw, M.D.San Rafael, CA 949031225397979
- Tianzhu GeVentura, CA 930031831710292
Common questions
What is Nicolas Garel, MD's NPI number?
Nicolas Garel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194508804, issued on Aug 16, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicolas Garel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Quarry RD RM 2208, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 498-9111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicolas Garel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A188690, 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 Nicolas Garel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicolas Garel, MD had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician prescribers was 870. 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.