NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Eric Jacobson, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Northridge, CA

Walter Eric Jacobson, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Northridge, California, and NPI 1659349389, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (California A61016, 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
1659349389
Name
Walter Eric Jacobson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A61016 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA 91325
Phone
(818) 885-8500
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 865-2124
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040422001314); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1997
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 18300 Roscoe Blvd

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

  1. Frank Abt, P.A.Physician Assistant1184670374
  2. Tara Adams-Clarke, DPTPhysical Therapist1902304033
  3. Norair Adjamian, DOSurgery Physician1538689021
  4. Shahla AldavoodiPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104328384
  5. Dominick AmparanoFamily Nurse Practitioner1023797321
  6. Esi AsamoahRegistered Nurse1558160515

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  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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38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,379 Medicare Part D claims for 119 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. Walter Jacobson1,379
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam176 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl126 claims
  3. Temazepam120 claims
  4. Clonazepam72 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl71 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl65 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.

Walter Eric Jacobson among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Walter Eric Jacobson, 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
  • Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fawzy Basta, MDNorthridge, CA 913251043394505
  2. Andrea BestNorthridge, CA 913251720112741
  3. Hassan Farrag, M.D.Northridge, CA 913251770684896
  4. Feliza Garma, M.D.Northridge, CA 913251477632479
  5. Cassandra HarewoodNorthridge, CA 913251144359118
  6. Romeo Isidro, M.D.Northridge, CA 913251558393660
  7. Kiran Kamat, M.D.Ca, CA 913251437291499
  8. Mehboob Makhani, M.D.Northridge, CA 913251386610988

Common questions

What is Walter Eric Jacobson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Walter Eric Jacobson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659349389, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Eric Jacobson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA, 91325. Phone: (818) 885-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Eric Jacobson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A61016, 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 Walter Eric Jacobson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Eric Jacobson, M.D. had 1,379 Medicare Part D claims for 119 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.