Richard Ciasca, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Glendale, CA
Richard Ciasca, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1568505931, issued on Feb 15, 2007. Check the license (California A37154, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Ciasca
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A37154 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1540 E Colorado St, Glendale, CA 91205
- Phone
- (818) 244-7257
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 243-5431
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040916001400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1540 E Colorado St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lina AbediCase Manager/Care Coordinator1427625698
- Lillian AbtClinical Social Worker1831638766
- Sally Aintablian, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1861798126
- Jill Anderson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1588834808
- John AndradeMental Health Counselor1275797318
- Maria AsadourianRehabilitation Practitioner1093075632
Verify Richard Ciasca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A37154Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,581 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl233 claims
- Clonazepam215 claims
- Aripiprazole188 claims
- Lorazepam169 claims
- Sertraline Hcl160 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate159 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: $50.42
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, 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 one group practice
- Didi Hirsch Psychiatric ServiceGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Ciasca among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Richard Ciasca, 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 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Sabounjian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912051699882779
- Estelita Calica, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061548368665
- Tiffany Cao, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041013351501
- Arakel Davtian, MDGlendale, CA 912041275584260
- Inessa Essaian, MDGlendale, CA 912061366402976
- Thomas Hughes, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041720535438
- Ara Kadoyan, MDGlendale, CA 912061063554566
- Sheilah Kraetzel, N.P.Glendale, CA 912061578982435
Common questions
What is Richard Ciasca, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Ciasca, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568505931, issued on Feb 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Ciasca, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1540 E Colorado St, Glendale, CA, 91205. Phone: (818) 244-7257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Ciasca, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A37154, 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 Ciasca, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Ciasca, M.D. had 3,581 Medicare Part D claims for 116 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.