NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Venice Lopez Sanchez, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Newport Beach, CA

Venice Lopez Sanchez, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1609004837, issued on Jun 25, 2009. Check the license (California A115232, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609004837
Name
Venice Lopez Sanchez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A115232 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20311 SW Birch St, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone
(949) 345-5990
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 3, 2024
Fax
(949) 861-6514
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150714000424); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 20311 SW Birch St

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Verify Venice Lopez Sanchez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Venice Sanchez1,303
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl64 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl62 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate61 claims
  4. Buspirone Hcl58 claims
  5. Zolpidem Tartrate54 claims
  6. Lamotrigine50 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: $1,411.60

80 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, 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.

  1. Venice Sanchez$1,411.60
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Venice Lopez Sanchez among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Venice Lopez Sanchez, 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 2009, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

59 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Newport Beach

They are 59 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jonathan Bellman, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601285716696
  2. Barton Blinder, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601598790487
  3. Gianfranco Burdi, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601801812326
  4. Don De Francisco, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601992885859
  5. Raafat Girgis, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601225080013
  6. Lesley Macarthur, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601073604054
  7. Andrei Novac, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601992818348
  8. Nader Oskooilar, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601336144872

Common questions

What is Venice Lopez Sanchez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Venice Lopez Sanchez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609004837, issued on Jun 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Venice Lopez Sanchez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20311 SW Birch St, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 345-5990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Venice Lopez Sanchez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A115232, 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 Venice Lopez Sanchez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Venice Lopez Sanchez, M.D. had 1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.