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 137 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. Prudencio Samson, MDRoseville, CA 956611013045863
  2. Samuel Samuel, MDSalinas, CA 939061992833099
  3. Donat Samuels, PMHNP-BCSacramento, CA 958171720789928
  4. Alberta Samuelson, MDTorrance, CA 905051104930296
  5. Visant Sanathara, M.D.Modesto, CA 953581760417661
  6. Katherine Sanborn, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051043346224
  7. Dustin Sanchez, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931011396063129
  8. Jesus Sanchez, MDSan Ysidro, CA 921731417960915
  9. Nathan SanchezSan Diego, CA 921031043061997
  10. Richard Sanchez, M.D.Fair Oaks, CA 956281891874871
  11. Venice Sanchez, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601609004837
  12. Veronica Sanchez, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951912526948
  13. Nicelio Sanchez-LuegeSan Francisco, CA 941431477131779
  14. Erik Sandegard, M.D.Danville, CA 945261538300397
  15. Robert Sanders, D.O.El Cajon, CA 920201144264300
  16. Samuel Sanders, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031558725143
  17. Caroline Sanderson, MDSacramento, CA 958111609371806
  18. Gurpreet Sandhu, M.DCalabasas, CA 913021528406451
  19. Kamaldeep Sandhu, MDRoseville, CA 956781629483219
  20. Kamlesh Sandhu, DOFresno, CA 937201932287505
  21. Kirandeep SandhuPomona, CA 917671013352426
  22. Pappanroop Sandhu, MDOrange, CA 928681821730342
  23. Preetpal Sandhu, M.D.Pacific Palisades, CA 902721891979118
  24. Sarabjit Sandhu, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601144287186
  25. Jeffrey Sandler, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091194878777
  26. Lee Sandler, M.D.Dana Point, CA 926291164656419
  27. Wayne Sandler, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900251770549388
  28. Lester Sandman, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601164560231
  29. Luis Sandoval, MDSanta Ana, CA 927051033244660
  30. Sabrina Sandoval, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908021538370721
  31. Michael Sands, M.D.Union City, CA 945871033298732
  32. Susan Sanfilippo, M.D.Menlo Park, CA 940251942319942
  33. Arul Sangani, MDFresno, CA 937261861989089
  34. Christopher Sangdahl, MDPatton, CA 923691700838109
  35. Mukesh Sanghadia, M.D., MRCPSYCH(UK)San Diego, CA 921021366550246
  36. Vanitha Sankaran, M.D.Cupertino, CA 950141720137391
  37. Prema Sanne, MDFresno, CA 937261982686838
  38. Usha Sannidhi Venkata, M.D.Aliso Viejo, CA 926561245550573
  39. Patcho Santiago, M.D.Camp Pendleton, CA 920551023001658
  40. Marilu Santos, M.D.Santa Fr Springs, CA 906701386760379
  41. Joaquin Santoy, MDSan Diego, CA 921341295316537
  42. Kaitlin Sanzone, MDSan Diego, CA 921031427752377
  43. Joan Saperstein, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900641528375144
  44. Rachna Saralkar, M.D.Oakland, CA 946121376832162
  45. Shree Sarathy, M.D.Murrieta, CA 925631275824328
  46. Mina Sardashti, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301467985499
  47. Paul Sargent, MDEncinitas, CA 920241609990662
  48. Shampa Sarkar, M.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581871780247
  49. Karthik Sarma, MD PHDSan Francisco, CA 941431568178705
  50. Doris Sarni, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281437319381

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.