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 13 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. Lisa Beffa, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231356531032
  2. Daniel Begel, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011376609149
  3. Sayeh Beheshti, M.D.Dana Point, CA 926291578737938
  4. Ole BehrendtsenSanta Barbara, CA 931101801019534
  5. Sarah Bein, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241710149588
  6. Kristin Beizai, MDSan Diego, CA 921611477510428
  7. Benjamin Belai, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041033613039
  8. Joseph Belanoff, MDStanford, CA 943051447387824
  9. Mounir Belcadi, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954011053341073
  10. Nenita Belen, MDRedlands, CA 923731740349307
  11. Dwight Bell, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910061396821880
  12. Jennifer Bell, D.O.Vista, CA 920841154614956
  13. Kate Bell, M.D.Eureka, CA 955011609920347
  14. Kimberly Bell, M.D.Menlo Park, CA 940251760527774
  15. Jonathan Bellman, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601285716696
  16. Val Bellman, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945971386273415
  17. Brian Bello, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131902234651
  18. Elisabeth Bellows, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940631912066739
  19. Maricela Beltran, MD, MPHRedlands, CA 923731699204321
  20. Wendi Benalt, MDStudio City, CA 916041679771489
  21. David Benatti Atwood, MDFresno, CA 937021912166406
  22. David Benavidez, MDFresno, CA 937271447663182
  23. Christopher Benbow, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371205924503
  24. Edward Benbow, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911700917002
  25. David Bender, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241699988717
  26. Henry Bender, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241154450336
  27. Kate Benham-Suk, M.D.Oakland, CA 946111306230214
  28. Sarah Benington, DOVacaville, CA 956871679680748
  29. Cesar Benitez, M.DEl Cajon, CA 920201275738098
  30. Christopher Benitez, MDLos Angeles, CA 900201124156591
  31. Mario Benitez-Lopez, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171568098499
  32. Ashley BenjaminAgoura Hills, CA 913011558383059
  33. Brian Benjamin, D.O.Los Angeles, CA 900131518354661
  34. Lloyd Benjamin, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958411811970072
  35. Samuel BenjaminLos Angeles, CA 900241588800262
  36. Yves-Smith Benjamin, MD, MPHLong Beach, CA 908061710723317
  37. Dan Bennett, M.D.Reseda, CA 913351376620666
  38. Hilary Bennett, M.D.Orange, CA 928681831411131
  39. Jason Bennett, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371346211208
  40. William Bennett, MDVista, CA 920841568542462
  41. Edward Benson, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934581841497237
  42. M. Christina Benson, M.D., D.F.A.Los Angeles, CA 900481134249782
  43. Sean Bentley, MDOceanside, CA 920541417697624
  44. Edward Benton, M.D.Merced, CA 953401578609640
  45. Kimberly Benton, MDSan Francisco, CA 941031275030066
  46. Lisa Benton, M.D.San Ramon, CA 945831033303631
  47. Brandon Bentzley, MD, PHDPalo Alto, CA 943041295197937
  48. Jessica Bentzley, MDMenlo Park, CA 940251043672702
  49. Karla Benzl, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911962794073
  50. Rimal B Bera, MDOrange, CA 928681578643656

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.