Richard Murray Wachsman, MD
Psychiatry Physician · La Jolla, CA
Richard Murray Wachsman, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1972683720, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (California G26231, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Murray Wachsman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G26231 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5580 LA Jolla Blvd # 46, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 453-1145
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2025
- Fax
- (858) 453-1796
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071116000633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1972
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Murray Wachsman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G26231Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
825 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam67 claims
- Lorazepam43 claims
- Trazodone Hcl40 claims
- Clonazepam39 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate33 claims
- Bupropion Xl31 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.
Richard Murray Wachsman among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Richard Murray Wachsman, 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
- Graduated1972 · 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).
90 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 90 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard Murray Wachsman, MD's NPI number?
Richard Murray Wachsman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972683720, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Murray Wachsman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5580 LA Jolla Blvd # 46, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 453-1145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Murray Wachsman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G26231, 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 Murray Wachsman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Murray Wachsman, MD had 825 Medicare Part D claims for 62 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.