Vijay A. Amarendran, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Brewer, ME
Vijay A. Amarendran, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Brewer, Maine, and NPI 1669660015, issued on Oct 11, 2007. Check the license (Maine MD17354, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay A. Amarendran
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD17354 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12 Acme RD Ste 102, Brewer, ME 04412
- Phone
- (207) 299-1997
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2023
- Fax
- (207) 387-2828
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071107000392); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vijay A. Amarendran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license MD17354Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,862 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spravato383 claims
- Clonazepam90 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl72 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate69 claims
- Trazodone Hcl68 claims
- Gabapentin67 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.
Vijay A. Amarendran among 326 psychiatry physician records in Maine
Vijay A. Amarendran, MD is one of 326 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maine. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 142 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 66% 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Maine
There are 326 psychiatry physician records in Maine.
All 326 in Maine → Every provider in Brewer → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicholas Anthony, MDBangor, ME 044011598261737
- Christy BlevinsBangor, ME 044011972131175
- Amelia Fonseca EscuderoBangor, ME 044011942422399
- Takeo Kawamura, MDBangor, ME 044011124188255
- Peffin Lee, D.O.Bangor, ME 044011972964161
- Jared Lenz, D.O.Bangor, ME 044011518161082
- Charmaine Patel, MDBangor, ME 044011093912438
- Fred Risser, M.D.Bangor, ME 044011528190972
Common questions
What is Vijay A. Amarendran, MD's NPI number?
Vijay A. Amarendran, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669660015, issued on Oct 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay A. Amarendran, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12 Acme RD Ste 102, Brewer, ME, 04412. Phone: (207) 299-1997. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay A. Amarendran, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number MD17354, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijay A. Amarendran, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay A. Amarendran, MD had 1,862 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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.