Shanthi Chezian, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Indio, CA
Shanthi Chezian, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Indio, California, and NPI 1114981735, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (California A84488, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shanthi Chezian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- A84488 CA
25MA07675000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 47825 Oasis St, Indio, CA 92201
- Phone
- (760) 863-8455
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181220001773); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 47825 Oasis St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher AcostaPeer Specialist1306603410
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- Elizabeth AguilarLicensed Vocational Nurse1114846565
- Lynette Alarcon, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1043798317
- Maria AlonzoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1427273986
- Violet ArellanoHealth Educator1700138971
Verify Shanthi Chezian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84488Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
451 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate39 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl22 claims
- Gabapentin22 claims
- Olanzapine22 claims
- Trazodone Hcl22 claims
- Lamotrigine21 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF MontereySalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shanthi Chezian among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Shanthi Chezian, MD 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 fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
13 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Indio
They are 13 of the 1,593 NPPES records with a practice address in Indio, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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- Rownak Afroz, MDIndio, CA 922011497963839
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- Todd Dawson, M.D.Indio, CA 922011548363468
- Phill Halamandaris, M.D.Indio, CA 922011194944736
- Marcia Hudson, M.D.Indio, CA 922011992801799
- Chun Lai, M.D,. M.H.AIndio, CA 922011790881381
- Elmo Lee, M.D.Indio, CA 922011811215353
Common questions
What is Shanthi Chezian, MD's NPI number?
Shanthi Chezian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114981735, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shanthi Chezian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 47825 Oasis St, Indio, CA, 92201. Phone: (760) 863-8455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shanthi Chezian, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A84488, 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 Shanthi Chezian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shanthi Chezian, MD had 451 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shanthi Chezian, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.