Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Vanitha Sankaran, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Cupertino, CA

Vanitha Sankaran, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Cupertino, California, and NPI 1720137391, issued on Jan 10, 2007. Check the license (California A106538, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1720137391
Name
Vanitha Sankaran
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A106538 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20863 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone
(408) 705-3537
Enumerated
Jan 10, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 20863 Stevens Creek Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Corie Ascani, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1841449337
  2. Jazmin Buntic, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1033233457
  3. Misao Kusuda, MDPsychiatry Physician1336175561

Verify Vanitha Sankaran in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A106538
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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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

253 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,010 among the 32,287 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Vanitha Sankaran253
  2. Specialty average1,010

Most prescribed

  1. Olanzapine21 claims
  2. Risperidone19 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate17 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl17 claims
  5. Gabapentin13 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl13 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.

13 psychiatry physician records list a Cupertino practice address

They are 13 of the 945 NPPES records with a Cupertino practice address, and 7,890 psychiatry physician records in California.

Other psychiatry physician records in California

  1. Nancy Aaen, MDNapa, CA1609816669
  2. Criselda Abad-Santos, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA1760461826
  3. Mekabiz Abaian, MDSan Bernardino, CA1891090163
  4. Kafia Abbasi, M.D.French Camp, CA1215114897
  5. Michele Abbasi, M.D.Westlake Village, CA1093940330
  6. Zohaib AbbasiMartinez, CA1013392224
  7. Chester Abbott, M.D.Pasadena, CA1053442186
  8. Nancy Abdelmalak, M.D.Elk Grove, CA1912137498
  9. Ezzat Abdelmalek, M.DDana Point, CA1992828826
  10. Ahmed AbdelrazekSacramento, CA1669092128

Common questions

What is Vanitha Sankaran, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vanitha Sankaran, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720137391, issued on Jan 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanitha Sankaran, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20863 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA, 95014. Phone: (408) 705-3537. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanitha Sankaran, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A106538, 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 Vanitha Sankaran, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanitha Sankaran, M.D. had 253 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,010. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.