NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonya Hintz, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · La Jolla, CA

Sonya Hintz, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1790774446, issued on Oct 16, 2005. Check the license (California G58561, 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
1790774446
Name
Sonya Hintz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
G58561 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3252 Holiday CT, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 455-6511
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2005
Record last updated
May 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 455-5747
Medicaid ID
G58561 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101111000478); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3252 Holiday CT

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

  1. Shirley Babior, MSWClinical Social Worker1093014177
  2. Sandra Block, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1659517696
  3. Sylvia Cartwright, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1376854612
  4. Constance Dalenberg, PHDClinical Psychologist1174768014
  5. Lane Healey, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1942356134
  6. Stephen Heidel, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1174698880

Verify Sonya Hintz 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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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

476 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sonya Hintz476
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate38 claims
  2. Bupropion Hcl Sr35 claims
  3. Venlafaxine Hcl Er31 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl30 claims
  5. Gabapentin28 claims
  6. Lamotrigine25 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.

Sonya Hintz among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Sonya Hintz, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

90 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in La Jolla

They are 90 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Bennett, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371346211208
  2. Claudio Demb, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371730174921
  3. Katharine Dixon, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371598705469
  4. Deirdre Elliott, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371760496145
  5. Charles Ettari, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371629096631
  6. Charles Hollingsworth, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371992720098
  7. Shashita Inamdar, M.D., PH.D, DABPNLa Jolla, CA 920371003861139
  8. Daniel Kripke, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371487633103

Common questions

What is Sonya Hintz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sonya Hintz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790774446, issued on Oct 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonya Hintz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3252 Holiday CT, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 455-6511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonya Hintz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G58561, 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 Sonya Hintz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sonya Hintz, M.D. had 476 Medicare Part D claims for 53 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.