Scott Cherkasky
Psychiatry Physician · Encino, CA
Scott Cherkasky is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1821194945, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (California A55211, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Cherkasky
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A55211 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16255 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436
- Phone
- (310) 777-5528
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A552111 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061020000449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 16255 Ventura Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Scott Cherkasky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A55211Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
995 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam122 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate79 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate73 claims
- Gabapentin61 claims
- Bupropion Hcl55 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine55 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: $328.94
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
38 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Encino
They are 38 of the 3,136 NPPES records with a practice address in Encino, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Scott Cherkasky's NPI number?
Scott Cherkasky's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821194945, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Cherkasky located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16255 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA, 91436. Phone: (310) 777-5528. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Cherkasky's license?
NPPES lists California license number A55211, 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 Scott Cherkasky prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Cherkasky had 995 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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.