Thomas Benjamin Strouse, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Benjamin Strouse, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1205854296, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (California A45132, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Benjamin Strouse
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A45132 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 760 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 825-9989
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A451320 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070904000722); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 760 Westwood Plz
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas Benjamin Strouse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A45132Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam11 claims
- Dayvigo11 claims
- Duloxetine 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $22.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UC RegentsLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Benjamin Strouse among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Thomas Benjamin Strouse, 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
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 Benjamin Strouse, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Benjamin Strouse, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205854296, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Benjamin Strouse, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 760 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-9989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Benjamin Strouse, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A45132, 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 Benjamin Strouse, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Benjamin Strouse, M.D. had 129 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Benjamin Strouse, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.