Richard Altesman, MD
Psychiatry Physician · San Luis Obispo, CA
Richard Altesman, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1730292350, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (California 159744-1, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Altesman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 159744-1 CA
159774-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1304 Ella St Ste B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 541-6000
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2025
- Fax
- (805) 541-6001
- Medicaid ID
- 02223843 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180509001872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1304 Ella St Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katie Bailey, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1790359917
- Julia Davison, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235116955
- Allyson Gelman, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1972901809
- Douglas Murphy, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1700953734
- Douglas Williamson, DNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1386240844
Verify Richard Altesman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 159744-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
760 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl95 claims
- Lamotrigine85 claims
- Gabapentin79 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl69 claims
- Trazodone Hcl64 claims
- Lithium Carbonate32 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
- Pacific Psychiatry Inc., A Professional Medical CorporationSan Luis Obispo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Altesman among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Richard Altesman, 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 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
- Graduated1976 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
39 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in San Luis Obispo
They are 39 of the 3,403 NPPES records with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abdellatif Aichouri, M.D., PH.DSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011871523019
- Margaret Bauman, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011184654337
- John Cannell, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011114979374
- Rose Drago, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011306904982
- Elisa Feingold, D.O.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011386681179
- Pedro Guimaraes, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011285624155
- June Kramer, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011437215910
- Nir Lorant, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011508936394
Common questions
What is Richard Altesman, MD's NPI number?
Richard Altesman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730292350, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Altesman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1304 Ella St Ste B, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 541-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Altesman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 159744-1, 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 Richard Altesman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Altesman, MD had 760 Medicare Part D claims for 51 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.