NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sheila X. Cai, MD

Psychiatry Physician · San Marcos, CA

Sheila X. Cai, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Marcos, California, and NPI 1780625012, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (California 149845, 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
1780625012
Name
Sheila X. Cai
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
149845 CA
31789 AZ
31954 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 Valpreda RD, San Marcos, CA 92069
Phone
(760) 736-6767
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2024
Fax
(760) 736-8740
Medicaid ID
807034 AZ
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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Also registered at 150 Valpreda RD

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

  1. Jannah Alaoui, CNM, RNAdvanced Practice Midwife1689908113
  2. Wais Alemi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1427305242
  3. Leon Altamirano, PSY.D.Psychologist1619271517
  4. Blanca Arias, LCSWClinical Social Worker1033223649
  5. Lynda Ariella, PHDClinical Psychologist1073518965
  6. Maria BanuelosCase Manager/Care Coordinator1720280589

Verify Sheila X. Cai in five checks

  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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76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,761 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Sheila Cai1,761
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl147 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate136 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl131 claims
  4. Aripiprazole126 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate116 claims
  6. Venlafaxine Hcl Er89 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: $1,919.06

62 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. Sheila Cai$1,919.06
  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.

Sheila X. Cai among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Sheila X. Cai, 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 fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • 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).

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. Robert Alessi, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920691770685901
  2. Alan Berkowitz, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691578519476
  3. Claudio Cabrejos, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691033133483
  4. Victor Doroski, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691851330351
  5. Nicole Esposito, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691497880579
  6. Nicholas Frost, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691730129651
  7. Josefa Licas, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920691083650535
  8. Beatriz Marfori, MDSan Marcos, CA 920691053484006

Common questions

What is Sheila X. Cai, MD's NPI number?

Sheila X. Cai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780625012, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sheila X. Cai, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Valpreda RD, San Marcos, CA, 92069. Phone: (760) 736-6767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sheila X. Cai, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 149845, 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 Sheila X. Cai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sheila X. Cai, MD had 1,761 Medicare Part D claims for 106 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.