Ralph Saintfort, MD
Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA
Ralph Saintfort, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1184617995, issued on Aug 26, 2005. Check the license (California 177738, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph Saintfort
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 177738 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2022
- Fax
- (888) 539-8781
- Medicaid ID
- 036105933 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260205000660); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ralph Saintfort in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 177738Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
594 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam91 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl70 claims
- Alprazolam64 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate46 claims
- Buspirone Hcl32 claims
- Trazodone 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: $20.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Lubbock Regional Mhmr CenterLubbock, TX
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ralph Saintfort among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Ralph Saintfort, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2025 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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
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- Joel Dimsdale, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031306877568
- Jeremy Hirst, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031073563714
- Katherine Immerman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031023087939
- Walter Kaye, MDSan Diego, CA 921031922076223
- John Kelsoe, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031184672156
Common questions
What is Ralph Saintfort, MD's NPI number?
Ralph Saintfort, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184617995, issued on Aug 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph Saintfort, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph Saintfort, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 177738, 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 Ralph Saintfort, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ralph Saintfort, MD had 594 Medicare Part D claims for 87 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.