NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tahir I. Bhatti, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA

Tahir I. Bhatti, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1518915487, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (California A54139, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518915487
Name
Tahir I. Bhatti
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A54139 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
May 4, 2006
Record last updated
May 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(888) 539-8781
Medicaid ID
00541390 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040428001109); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1991
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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Verify Tahir I. Bhatti 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. UC San Diego Health Community GroupSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tahir I. Bhatti among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Tahir I. Bhatti, 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 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
  • Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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.

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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Olga Becker, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031083644710
  2. Gregory Bishop, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031003855545
  3. Joel Dimsdale, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031306877568
  4. Jeremy Hirst, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031073563714
  5. Katherine Immerman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031023087939
  6. Walter Kaye, MDSan Diego, CA 921031922076223
  7. John Kelsoe, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031184672156
  8. Ildiko Kovacs, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031811946072

Common questions

What is Tahir I. Bhatti, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tahir I. Bhatti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518915487, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tahir I. Bhatti, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tahir I. Bhatti, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A54139, 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.

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.

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