NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sanjai Rao, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA

Sanjai Rao, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1700993557, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (California A88017, 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
1700993557
Name
Sanjai Rao
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A88017 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3350 Via LA Jolla San Diego, San Diego, CA 92161
Phone
(858) 642-1270
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 642-6442
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $68,195.28

62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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. Sanjai Rao$68,195
  2. Specialty average$4,955

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

Sanjai Rao among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Sanjai Rao, 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 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 fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 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. Joseph Atkinson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611467477653
  2. Dewleen Baker, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611407878556
  3. Kristin Beizai, MDSan Diego, CA 921611477510428
  4. Bradford Frank, MDSan Diego, CA 921611922057074
  5. Dilip Jeste, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611518972207
  6. Kathleen Kim, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611710902739
  7. Tonya Masino, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611700856036
  8. Robert McGuffin, MDSan Diego, CA 921611528083995

Common questions

What is Sanjai Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sanjai Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700993557, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sanjai Rao, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3350 Via LA Jolla San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92161. Phone: (858) 642-1270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sanjai Rao, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A88017, 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.

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.