Sanjay Sarikonda Rao, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · La Mesa, CA
Sanjay Sarikonda Rao, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1407994288, issued on Feb 2, 2007. Check the license (California A92683, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sanjay Sarikonda Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A92683 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 740-4800
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070904000326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sanjay Sarikonda Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A92683Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
150 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine26 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 2 group practices
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationLa Mesa, CA
- Sanjay S Rao MD A Medical Corporation Inc.La Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sanjay Sarikonda Rao among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Sanjay Sarikonda 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 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
- Graduated2001 · 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.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jorge Barrera, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421356360945
- Samuel Etchie, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421124039052
- Krauz Ganadjian, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421043372394
- Karl Jacobs, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421669676524
- Stephen Kaiser, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421245677624
- Vladimir Khalafian, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421164718367
- Andrey Khalafian, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421780028183
- Charles Lewis, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421346271194
Common questions
What is Sanjay Sarikonda Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sanjay Sarikonda Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407994288, issued on Feb 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sanjay Sarikonda Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 740-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sanjay Sarikonda Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A92683, 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 Sanjay Sarikonda Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sanjay Sarikonda Rao, M.D. had 150 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.