Thomas Robert Kappeler, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Robert Kappeler, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1912070749, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (California CO34424, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Robert Kappeler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- CO34424 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10920 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Phone
- (310) 824-3830
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 824-5776
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Robert Kappeler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license CO34424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
205 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam13 claims
- Alprazolam12 claims
- Selegiline Hcl11 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.
Thomas Robert Kappeler among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Thomas Robert Kappeler, 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 updated2013 · 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).
987 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 987 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Robert Kappeler, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Robert Kappeler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912070749, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Robert Kappeler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10920 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Phone: (310) 824-3830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Robert Kappeler, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number CO34424, 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 Thomas Robert Kappeler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Robert Kappeler, MD had 205 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.