NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Salu Elizabeth John, M.D

Psychiatry Physician · El Cajon, CA

Salu Elizabeth John, M.D is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in El Cajon, California, and NPI 1760761118, issued on Aug 16, 2011. Check the license (California A127463, 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
1760761118
Name
Salu Elizabeth John
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A127463 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1630 E Main St, El Cajon, CA 92021
Phone
(619) 563-5300
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160316002408); 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 1630 E Main St

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

  1. Reina Abeyta, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1922235662
  2. Olivia Aguirre, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1225176068
  3. Katherine Ahearn-Edwards, LCSWClinical Social Worker1205032067
  4. Paul Arenson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1356547228
  5. Shahla Arjomandfar, PHARMACISTPharmacist1407024573
  6. William Armentrout, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1861871162

Verify Salu Elizabeth John 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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98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,977 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Salu John1,977
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl150 claims
  2. Escitalopram Oxalate146 claims
  3. Fluoxetine Hcl144 claims
  4. Buspirone Hcl134 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl112 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl99 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 GroupEl Cajon, CA

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

Salu Elizabeth John among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Salu Elizabeth John, 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 2011, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carmelita Barros, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211922200310
  2. Vijay Chennamchetty, MD, MPHEl Cajon, CA 920211811194145
  3. Bret Gallihugh, DOEl Cajon, CA 920211003566886
  4. Robert Gorney, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211144486390
  5. Ha Mistry, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211619941820
  6. Joanna Palica, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211144363102
  7. Bahram Panbehi, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211518163609
  8. Stephen Tokraks, D.O.El Cajon, CA 920211245459833

Common questions

What is Salu Elizabeth John, M.D's NPI number?

Salu Elizabeth John, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760761118, issued on Aug 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Salu Elizabeth John, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1630 E Main St, El Cajon, CA, 92021. Phone: (619) 563-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Salu Elizabeth John, M.D's license?

NPPES lists California license number A127463, 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 Salu Elizabeth John, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Salu Elizabeth John, M.D had 1,977 Medicare Part D claims for 321 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.