Veena R. Doddakashi, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Veena R. Doddakashi, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1427150820, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (California A89355, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Veena R. Doddakashi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A89355 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 E Belle Ter, Bakersfield, CA 93307
- Phone
- (661) 635-2950
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 635-2983
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051118000759); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1600 E Belle Ter
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rebecca AbairCase Manager/Care Coordinator1255468823
- Sara Abdijadid, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1407163934
- Jared AgertonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588149918
- Ammar Ahmad, MDPsychiatry Physician1407384456
- Daniel AlexanderCase Manager/Care Coordinator1609390756
- Edith Alvarez ZepedaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1730859877
Verify Veena R. Doddakashi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A89355Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
261 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Risperidone31 claims
- Aristada24 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate21 claims
- Aripiprazole19 claims
- Invega Sustenna19 claims
- Sertraline Hcl17 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF KernBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Veena R. Doddakashi among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Veena R. Doddakashi, 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
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
109 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 109 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sara Abdijadid, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933071407163934
- Ammar Ahmad, MDBakersfield, CA 933071407384456
- Rossano Bangasan, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933071659407955
- Komal Desai, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933071144217506
- Forrest Doan, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933071639412042
- Michael Essex, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933071952335820
- Mark Giesbrecht, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933071366554560
- Sahana Huq, MDBakersfield, CA 933071154479012
Common questions
What is Veena R. Doddakashi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Veena R. Doddakashi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427150820, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Veena R. Doddakashi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 E Belle Ter, Bakersfield, CA, 93307. Phone: (661) 635-2950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Veena R. Doddakashi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A89355, 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 Veena R. Doddakashi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Veena R. Doddakashi, M.D. had 261 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.