Tora Hanssen, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Berkeley, CA
Tora Hanssen, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1508171992, issued on Aug 10, 2010. Check the license (California A42856, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tora Hanssen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A42856 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 921 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA 94707
- Phone
- (510) 525-3755
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 525-3010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tora Hanssen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A42856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl20 claims
- Lorazepam15 claims
- Clonazepam12 claims
- Diazepam11 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate11 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.
Tora Hanssen among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Tora Hanssen, 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 2010, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
106 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Berkeley
They are 106 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Tora Hanssen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tora Hanssen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508171992, issued on Aug 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tora Hanssen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 921 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA, 94707. Phone: (510) 525-3755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tora Hanssen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A42856, 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 Tora Hanssen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tora Hanssen, M.D. had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.