NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandhya H. Rajasekhara, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Newport News, VA

Sandhya H. Rajasekhara, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Newport News, Virginia, and NPI 1962653402, issued on Oct 2, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0101246520, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962653402
Name
Sandhya H. Rajasekhara
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
0101246520 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
708 Mobjack PL, Newport News, VA 23606
Phone
(757) 922-3085
Enumerated
Oct 2, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 16, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110207000137); 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 708 Mobjack PL

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

  1. Cassianne Booth, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1831128339
  2. Mary Burch-Brown, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1790735025
  3. Shannon Cunningham, MSN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1063240273
  4. George Deshazo, ED.D.Marriage & Family Therapist1548424138
  5. Rebeca GarciaMental Health Counselor1578104915
  6. Sarah Gauthier, DCLINPSYCHClinical Psychologist1194214734

Verify Sandhya H. Rajasekhara in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,667 Medicare Part D claims for 117 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.

  1. Sandhya Rajasekhara2,667
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl174 claims
  2. Alprazolam148 claims
  3. Buspirone Hcl145 claims
  4. Clonazepam145 claims
  5. Lorazepam124 claims
  6. Hydroxyzine Hcl114 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: $136.70

7 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.

  1. Sandhya Rajasekhara$136.70
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Sandhya H. Rajasekhara among 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia

Sandhya H. Rajasekhara, M.D. is one of 1,395 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 567 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 55% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Virginia

There are 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Buchholz, DONewport News, VA 236061346589538
  2. Douglas Chessen, MDNewport News, VA 236061396768404
  3. Pelin Duzenli, M.D.Newport News, VA 236061558654350
  4. Rudolph Freeman, M.D.Newport News, VA 236061831102276
  5. Baljit Gill, M.D.Newport News, VA 236061356303366
  6. Bogdan Ionescu, M.D.Newport News, VA 236061326055989
  7. Rabia Jafri, M.B.B.S.Newport News, VA 236061932342482
  8. Sirish Kant Mulpur, MDNewport News, VA 236061912364563

Common questions

What is Sandhya H. Rajasekhara, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sandhya H. Rajasekhara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962653402, issued on Oct 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandhya H. Rajasekhara, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 708 Mobjack PL, Newport News, VA, 23606. Phone: (757) 922-3085. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandhya H. Rajasekhara, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101246520, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sandhya H. Rajasekhara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sandhya H. Rajasekhara, M.D. had 2,667 Medicare Part D claims for 117 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.