NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nkechi Perkins

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Los Angeles, CA

Nkechi Perkins is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1134617939, issued on Apr 26, 2018. Check the license (California 20222001010, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1134617939
Name
Nkechi Perkins
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
20222001010 CA
F03180717 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
510 S Vermont Ave FL 17, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone
(213) 351-7284
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2018
Record last updated
Mar 13, 2023
Medicaid ID
F031807017 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221018001407); accepts Medicare assignment
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 510 S Vermont Ave FL 17

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

  1. Destin AtterburyClinical Social Worker1558803353
  2. Darlene CapunayStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639058522
  3. Yesenia CarmonaClinical Social Worker1538295449
  4. Maria De Leon, PSY. D.Clinical Psychologist1891055646
  5. Shady Faghih, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1457192841
  6. Edith Gonzalez, M.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1417292210

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

683 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nkechi Perkins683
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl87 claims
  2. Risperidone65 claims
  3. Escitalopram Oxalate40 claims
  4. Gabapentin40 claims
  5. Mirtazapine37 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl32 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: $2,726.20

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nkechi Perkins$2,726.20
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Los Angeles County Department OF Mental HealthLos Angeles, CA
  2. St. John's Community HealthLos Angeles, CA

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

Nkechi Perkins among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California

Nkechi Perkins is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 30% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kremena DimitrovaLos Angeles, CA 900201033059605
  2. Alejandra GuzmanLos Angeles, CA 900201871465369
  3. Joan Hughes, PMHNPLos Angeles, CA 900201891861324
  4. Marcellina Johnson, NPLos Angeles, CA 900201346544830
  5. Sharon McDaniel, N.P.Los Angeles, CA 900201316018591
  6. Lauren Morovati, NPLos Angeles, CA 900201568300614
  7. Alice Ngo-Tieng, PMHNP-BCLos Angeles, CA 900201467080887
  8. Thang Nguyen, DNP, PMHNPLos Angeles, CA 900201073798468

Common questions

What is Nkechi Perkins's NPI number?

Nkechi Perkins's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134617939, issued on Apr 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nkechi Perkins located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 S Vermont Ave FL 17, Los Angeles, CA, 90020. Phone: (213) 351-7284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nkechi Perkins's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20222001010, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nkechi Perkins prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nkechi Perkins had 683 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.