NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Psychiatry Physician in California

8,673 NPPES records list psychiatry physician with a practice address in California, 22 per 100,000 residents, the 10th highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Francisco have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 123 of 174.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2084P0800X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Los Angeles has the most, 987

  1. Los Angeles987
  2. San Francisco763
  3. San Diego527
  4. Sacramento331
  5. Palo Alto215

Psychiatry Physician records in California

  1. Erika Paula Pizarro, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941041619238417
  2. Karel Placek, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371124127675
  3. Zachary Plaut, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151598946683
  4. Dennis Plesons, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931101871506741
  5. Alice Plummer, MDRedding, CA 960011902868268
  6. Jobert Poblete, MDLos Angeles, CA 900361063944759
  7. Ronald Podell, M.D,Los Angeles, CA 900641891729042
  8. Ray Poggi, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947041700904794
  9. Lilit Pogosian, M.D.La Canada Flintridge, CA 910111508038837
  10. Elliot Pohlmann, MDSan Diego, CA 921271407233208
  11. Olesya PokornaSan Francisco, CA 941041801281514
  12. Jerrold Polansky, M.D.San Diego, CA 921061215201710
  13. Yaroslav Polehonkyi, MDLong Beach, CA 908061619655701
  14. Sarah Polfliet, M.D.San Rafael, CA 949011043492440
  15. Anicia Policar, M.D.Patton, CA 923691659403467
  16. Michael PolitisSan Francisco, CA 941241912393711
  17. Dillon Polito, MDVentura, CA 930031790475242
  18. Mark Pollack, MDSacramento, CA 958181013907856
  19. Ronald Pollack, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031790819175
  20. Michael Pollatsek, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947021700965738
  21. Michael Polo, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051942347257
  22. Gayle Polsky, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601184949042
  23. Patrick Pompl, MD, MSLos Angeles, CA 900331851539753
  24. Roderick Ponath, M.D.Tustin, CA 927801568669992
  25. Aric Ponce, MDSan Bernardino, CA 924151457094112
  26. Teresita Pontejos-Murphy, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101952431181
  27. Joshua Poole, MDLong Beach, CA 908221346734928
  28. Mary Poonen, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471780675256
  29. Valerie Pooudomsak, MDOrange, CA 928681861017873
  30. Patricia PopStanford, CA 943051942731906
  31. Ioana Popescu, M.D.Cupertino, CA 950141801825435
  32. Jonathon Porter, D.ORoseville, CA 956611033461884
  33. Charles Portney, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041396720413
  34. Carlos PortocarreroSylmar, CA 913421538917778
  35. Theresa Portugal, D.O.West Covina, CA 917901053790824
  36. Nicole Posner, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611023165149
  37. Sarah Pospos, MD, MSSan Francisco, CA 941181588160469
  38. Anneke Post, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151316100076
  39. Laura Post, MD, PHD, JDCorcoran, CA 932121952303661
  40. Marina Post, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031013209782
  41. Norman Postone, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151063563344
  42. Steven Potkin, M.D.Orange, CA 928681730213133
  43. Brent Pottenger, M.D., M.H.A.Napa, CA 945581588904205
  44. Maxine Pottenger, MDFairfield, CA 945331932523081
  45. Alison Potter, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947081548357361
  46. Raul Poulsen, MDStanford, CA 943051962834812
  47. Jacob PouratLos Angeles, CA 900331255866703
  48. Sara Pousti, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900491487274692
  49. Kent Powell, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771750480133
  50. William Power, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900121497908628

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2084P0800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 10 of 51 per resident

  1. Maryland23
  2. Maine23
  3. Hawaii23
  4. California22
  5. Pennsylvania21
  6. New Hampshire19
  7. 50 states and D.C.17

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2084P0800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

67.4% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 68.5% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. California67.4%
  2. United States68.5%

Psychiatry Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file5,843 of 8,673 · 67.4% here, 68.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3,298 · 38.0% here, 42.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more4,714 · 54.4% here, 56.2% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 3,295 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2084P0800X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

8,673 NPPES records list psychiatry physician (2084P0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 22 per 100,000 residents against 17 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 987 of them (11%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New York6,589
  2. Texas3,318
  3. Florida2,744
  4. Massachusetts2,736

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Hawaii23.1
  2. Maine23.4
  3. Maryland23.5
  4. Pennsylvania20.5

The largest states

  1. New York6,589
  2. Texas3,318
  3. Florida2,744
  4. Massachusetts2,736
  5. Pennsylvania2,662

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.