Valerie Ann Tutson, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Ann Tutson, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1518054071, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (California C51402, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Ann Tutson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- C51402 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6330 San Vicente Blvd Ste 520, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 482-1846
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2025
- Fax
- (737) 309-5138
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040302000978); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6330 San Vicente Blvd Ste 520
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Verify Valerie Ann Tutson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C51402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
195 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate26 claims
- Trazodone Hcl16 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate12 claims
- Lurasidone 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $214.49
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Valerie Ann Tutson among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Valerie Ann Tutson, 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
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
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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 Valerie Ann Tutson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Valerie Ann Tutson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518054071, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Ann Tutson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6330 San Vicente Blvd Ste 520, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 482-1846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Ann Tutson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C51402, 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 Valerie Ann Tutson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Ann Tutson, M.D. had 195 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.