Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Oakland, CA
Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1508968074, issued on Sep 3, 2006. Check the license (California G64772, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G64772 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 W Macarthur, Oakland, CA 94611
- Phone
- (510) 752-1000
- Enumerated
- Sep 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 835-0559
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G64772Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
838 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine120 claims
- Buspirone Hcl61 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl61 claims
- Risperidone55 claims
- Ziprasidone Hcl42 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate40 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.
Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile, 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 updated2014 · 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
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kennedy Cosgrove, MDOakland, CA 946111659486561
- Leslie Fuchs, M.D.Oakland, CA 946111346271947
- Thomas Gonda, MDOakland, CA 946111033297833
- John Hiatt, MDOakland, CA 946111780693093
- Xiaoyu Huang, M.D.Oakland, CA 946111841388428
Common questions
What is Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile, MD's NPI number?
Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508968074, issued on Sep 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 W Macarthur, Oakland, CA, 94611. Phone: (510) 752-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G64772, 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 Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheldon B. Whitten-Vile, MD had 838 Medicare Part D claims for 27 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.