NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Tiger, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · San Jose, CA

Paul Tiger, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1821022583, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (California C158178, 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
1821022583
Name
Paul Tiger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
C158178 CA
53567 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
160 E Virginia St Ste 280, San Jose, CA 95112
Phone
(408) 457-7100
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240205003420); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2002
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 160 E Virginia St Ste 280

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

  1. Sonia AbregoRehabilitation Practitioner1376044701
  2. Aurora AcevesMental Health Counselor1043511124
  3. Gissel AlapizcoMental Health Counselor1558767665
  4. Anita AlvarezRehabilitation Practitioner1811590326
  5. Sharon AndresRehabilitation Practitioner1174117337
  6. Daniela Avila TejadaRehabilitation Practitioner1043859671

Verify Paul Tiger 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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

258 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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. Paul Tiger258
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Invega Sustenna38 claims
  2. Fluoxetine Hcl24 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl23 claims
  4. Benztropine Mesylate19 claims
  5. Aripiprazole18 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl13 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. Gardner Family Health Network IncSan Jose, CA

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

Paul Tiger among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Paul Tiger, 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
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ali Alkoraishi, M.D.San Jose, CA 951121043235849
  2. Brittany Vasae Burdick, MDSan Jose, CA 951121780181230
  3. Akash Jaggi, MDSan Jose, CA 951121083173132
  4. Darryl Lucia, MDSan Jose, CA 951121780783472
  5. Sir Norman Melancon, MDSan Jose, CA 951121285139600
  6. Michael Quach, M.D.San Jose, CA 951121255542577
  7. Nam Tran, MDSan Jose, CA 951121720072895
  8. William Yang, MDSan Jose, CA 951121740741172

Common questions

What is Paul Tiger, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paul Tiger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821022583, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Tiger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 E Virginia St Ste 280, San Jose, CA, 95112. Phone: (408) 457-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Tiger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C158178, 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 Tiger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Tiger, M.D. had 258 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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.