NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vinod Sharma, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · San Pablo, CA

Vinod Sharma, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Pablo, California, and NPI 1629264049, issued on Sep 19, 2007. Check the license (California A 101192, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629264049
Name
Vinod Sharma
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A 101192 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2523 EL Portal Dr, San Pablo, CA 94806
Phone
(510) 215-3730
Enumerated
Sep 19, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110721000654); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2523 EL Portal Dr

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

  1. Joy AmaoMental Health Counselor1821223009
  2. Ashley BaughmanCounselor1396129516
  3. Kiersten CallisMental Health Counselor1215200274
  4. Stephen CohenMental Health Counselor1144370040
  5. Minh DangCounselor1013278217
  6. Angela DavisMental Health Counselor1407129463

Verify Vinod Sharma 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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,266 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Vinod Sharma2,266
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl229 claims
  2. Risperidone175 claims
  3. Benztropine Mesylate149 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate149 claims
  5. Olanzapine145 claims
  6. Invega Sustenna120 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. Contra Costa CountySan Pablo, CA

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

Vinod Sharma among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Vinod Sharma, 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 2007, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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).

6 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in San Pablo

They are 6 of the 517 NPPES records with a practice address in San Pablo, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Fidler, M.D.San Pablo, CA 948061336489061
  2. Mary RuizSan Pablo, CA 948061144371048
  3. Neil Sachs, MD, MPHSan Pablo, CA 948061407086218
  4. Eliana Sosa-UnguezSan Pablo, CA 948061528644572
  5. Gilbert Weisman, M.D.San Pablo, CA 948061073544854
  6. William Berlingieri, M.DRichmond, CA 948051285796847
  7. Martin KoeppelRichmond, CA 948051649340654
  8. Ante Luburic, M.D.Richmond, CA 948051942453857

Common questions

What is Vinod Sharma, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vinod Sharma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629264049, issued on Sep 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vinod Sharma, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2523 EL Portal Dr, San Pablo, CA, 94806. Phone: (510) 215-3730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vinod Sharma, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A 101192, 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 Vinod Sharma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vinod Sharma, M.D. had 2,266 Medicare Part D claims for 161 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.