NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Veronica Castellanos, NURSE PRACTITIONER

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · San Fernando, CA

Veronica Castellanos, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in San Fernando, California, and NPI 1326793738, issued on Feb 14, 2022. Check the license (California 95019953, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326793738
Name
Veronica Castellanos
Credential
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
95019953 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
635 N Lazard St, San Fernando, CA 91340
Phone
(818) 730-5939
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2022
Record last updated
Feb 14, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240223004110); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

353 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Veronica Castellanos353
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Escitalopram Oxalate51 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl40 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate40 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl34 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl29 claims
  6. Buspirone Hcl24 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

  1. All-Inclusive Community Health CenterNorthridge, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Veronica Castellanos among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California

Veronica Castellanos, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 54% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ani Balabegian, PMHNP-BCSan Fernando, CA 913401285868828
  2. Reuven John RamosSan Fernando, CA 913401508455296
  3. Rachel Balbas-Go, RNSylmar, CA 913421891833216
  4. John EsplanaSylmar, CA 913421669227690
  5. Derrick Flowers, PMHNPSylmar, CA 913421881406494
  6. Masis HacoopianSylmar, CA 913421346903796
  7. Richard Martinez, PMHNPSylmar, CA 913421891213492
  8. Mirko Mendoza, PMHNP-BCSylmar, CA 913421932965332

Common questions

What is Veronica Castellanos, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?

Veronica Castellanos, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326793738, issued on Feb 14, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Veronica Castellanos, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 635 N Lazard St, San Fernando, CA, 91340. Phone: (818) 730-5939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Veronica Castellanos, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95019953, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Veronica Castellanos, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Veronica Castellanos, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 353 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.