Paul Riskin, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Bellflower, CA
Paul Riskin, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bellflower, California, and NPI 1518059773, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (California A71186, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Riskin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A71186 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9400 Rosecrans Ave, Bellflower, CA 90706
- Phone
- (562) 807-6200
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090326000408); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9400 Rosecrans Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michele Afshar, PAPhysician Assistant1013065952
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Verify Paul Riskin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A71186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,485 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam164 claims
- Trazodone Hcl144 claims
- Sertraline Hcl124 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl122 claims
- Buspirone Hcl93 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate70 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBellflower, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Riskin among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Paul Riskin, 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maria Agbing-Mamangun, MDBellflower, CA 907061063589984
- Mercy Garcia, MDBellflower, CA 907061982752812
- Robert Ho-Hoang, MDBellflower, CA 907061821165655
- David Kliger, MDBellflower, CA 907061588735526
- Michael Landau, MDBellflower, CA 907061932257748
- Kei-Chuen Lau, MDBellflower, CA 907061154337319
- Kimbley Lau, DOBellflower, CA 907061629505045
- Andrew Sassani, M.D.Bellflower, CA 907061346370582
Common questions
What is Paul Riskin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Riskin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518059773, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Riskin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9400 Rosecrans Ave, Bellflower, CA, 90706. Phone: (562) 807-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Riskin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A71186, 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 Paul Riskin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Riskin, M.D. had 1,485 Medicare Part D claims for 305 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.