NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Raman Sandhu

Addiction Psychiatry Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Raman Sandhu is an addiction psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1366858433, issued on Jul 9, 2014. Check the license (California A162800, 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
1366858433
Name
Raman Sandhu
Primary taxonomy
Addiction Psychiatry Physician 2084P0802X
License number
A162800 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4900 California Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone
(800) 707-6664
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2014
Record last updated
Dec 22, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200106000382); 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 4900 California Ave

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

  1. Crystal ArroyoBehavior Technician1033768171
  2. Bernice BamgbadeGeneral Practice Dentistry1609496637
  3. Janet Barenchi, RNRegistered Nurse1003374901
  4. Lourdes Cortez, LCSW79626Clinical Social Worker1356694186
  5. Andre Dejean, MDFamily Medicine Physician1639140700
  6. Annalyn Del PilarFamily Nurse Practitioner1609387166

Verify Raman Sandhu 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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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average addiction psychiatry physician in 2024

1,453 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 716 among the 421 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims.

  1. Raman Sandhu1,453
  2. Specialty average716

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl134 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl129 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate127 claims
  4. Aripiprazole84 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl83 claims
  6. Venlafaxine Hcl Er68 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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupRiverside, CA

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

Raman Sandhu among 73 addiction psychiatry physician records in California

Raman Sandhu is one of 73 addiction psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 73% 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 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 25 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0802X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Addiction Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 73 addiction psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 addiction psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dashrath Patel, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933081326254525
  2. Daniel Gordon, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011144342601
  3. Ariel Gavino, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928021659531994
  4. Binna Chahal, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011356436240
  5. Suzie Schuder, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601497830681
  6. Stephen Richmond, M.D.Menlo Park, CA 940251013051143
  7. Ori-Michael Benhamou, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401194169052
  8. Stephanie ChiaoMountain View, CA 940401780071498

Common questions

What is Raman Sandhu's NPI number?

Raman Sandhu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366858433, issued on Jul 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Raman Sandhu located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4900 California Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (800) 707-6664. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Raman Sandhu's license?

NPPES lists California license number A162800, 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 Raman Sandhu prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Raman Sandhu had 1,453 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among addiction psychiatry physician prescribers was 716. 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.