NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonia Parikh, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Hermosa Beach, CA

Sonia Parikh, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Hermosa Beach, California, and NPI 1306102256, issued on Apr 4, 2012. Check the license (California A118218, 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
1306102256
Name
Sonia Parikh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A118218 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
703 Pier Ave Ste B187, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Phone
(310) 692-9997
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2012
Record last updated
May 16, 2023
Fax
(310) 903-5861
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

122 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sonia Parikh122
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine Hcl22 claims
  2. Gabapentin16 claims
  3. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine14 claims
  4. Alprazolam13 claims
  5. Lithium Carbonate11 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.

Sonia Parikh among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Sonia Parikh, 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 2012, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

7 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Hermosa Beach

They are 7 of the 510 NPPES records with a practice address in Hermosa Beach, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Charles, M.D.Hermosa Beach, CA 902541225225998
  2. Elizabeth Cowart, MDHermosa Beach, CA 902541619046349
  3. Barry Edelman, M.D.Hermosa Beach, CA 902541821299306
  4. George Elias, M.D.Hermosa Beach, CA 902541588943898
  5. Amir Ettekal, M.D.Hermosa Beach, CA 902541982728127
  6. Martha Koo, M.D.Hermosa Beach, CA 902541497899728
  7. Gordon Brion, M.D.Riverside, CA 902531588901219
  8. Gopal Gabbur, MDHuntington Park, CA 902551841492915

Common questions

What is Sonia Parikh, MD's NPI number?

Sonia Parikh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306102256, issued on Apr 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonia Parikh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 703 Pier Ave Ste B187, Hermosa Beach, CA, 90254. Phone: (310) 692-9997. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonia Parikh, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A118218, 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 Sonia Parikh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sonia Parikh, MD had 122 Medicare Part D claims; 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.