NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rafael Enrique Tapias, M.D.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Rafael Enrique Tapias, M.D. is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1518387414, issued on Apr 18, 2014. Check the license (California A162921, 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
1518387414
Name
Rafael Enrique Tapias
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
License number
A162921 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1720 E 120TH St, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Phone
(213) 266-3187
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2014
Record last updated
May 25, 2023
Fax
(213) 402-3551
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200108001554); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Morehouse School Of Medicine, 2014
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 1720 E 120TH St

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

  1. Aaron AbrahamPsychiatry Physician1477182921
  2. Mirna AbregoCounselor1205006574
  3. Herminio Academia, MDPsychiatry Physician1962586222
  4. Eunice AguilarCase Manager/Care Coordinator1801340419
  5. George Akpenyi, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1649345067
  6. Noemi AlsupClinical Social Worker1144655911

Verify Rafael Enrique Tapias 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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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024

2,525 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Rafael Tapias2,525
  2. Specialty average504

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl260 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate189 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl160 claims
  4. Escitalopram Oxalate152 claims
  5. Olanzapine141 claims
  6. Benztropine Mesylate127 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. Los Angeles County Department OF Mental HealthLos Angeles, CA

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

Rafael Enrique Tapias among 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in California

Rafael Enrique Tapias, M.D. is one of 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 215 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in California.

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The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Keerthi Reddy, MDLos Angeles, CA 900591851915250
  2. Carlos Rodriguez, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900591538202031
  3. Elizabeth Tien, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900591851554364
  4. Kira Williams, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900591760565147
  5. Gene Yang, MD, MBALos Angeles, CA 900561740676519
  6. Carl Fleisher, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900641013161843
  7. Andrew Lee, MDLos Angeles, CA 900641154507440
  8. Mark McDonald, MDLos Angeles, CA 900641114116506

Common questions

What is Rafael Enrique Tapias, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rafael Enrique Tapias, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518387414, issued on Apr 18, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rafael Enrique Tapias, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 E 120TH St, Los Angeles, CA, 90059. Phone: (213) 266-3187. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rafael Enrique Tapias, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A162921, 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 Rafael Enrique Tapias, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rafael Enrique Tapias, M.D. had 2,525 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.

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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.