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 138 of 174.

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

Los Angeles has the most, 987

Psychiatry Physician records in California

  1. Christine Saroian, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920081346329752
  2. Sharmalie Sarvananda, MDFolsom, CA 956301508967019
  3. Dean Sasaki, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900731720354608
  4. Andrew Sassani, M.D.Bellflower, CA 907061346370582
  5. Sean Sassano-Higgins, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331588922173
  6. Maya Sastry, MDFremont, CA 945381235202797
  7. William Sastry, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943061699845859
  8. Sanjoy Sathpathy, MDSan Diego, CA 921261043348428
  9. Vimal Satodiya, M.D.Diamond Bar, CA 917651174879134
  10. Albert Sattin, MDLos Angeles, CA 900731023127719
  11. Eberhardt SauerlandMartinez, CA 945531174670566
  12. Barbara Saunders, M.D.El Monte, CA 917311144365149
  13. John Saunders, MDSan Diego, CA 921791932371127
  14. Ramotse Saunders, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171609801059
  15. William Sauve, M.DCovina, CA 917231194847178
  16. Dorothy Savarirayan, M.DAnaheim, CA 928041457409682
  17. Summer Savon, MDPomona, CA 917671629376462
  18. Jasmine Sawhne, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041467893875
  19. Jolene Sawyer, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241154628949
  20. Catherine Saxbe, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900891346498938
  21. Sanjaya Saxena, M.D.San Diego, CA 921271225054596
  22. Richard Saxton, M.DSacramento, CA 958191407965023
  23. Eyden Sayah, DO, MSStockton, CA 952151225483993
  24. Gregory Sayer, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241043576457
  25. Gregory Sazima, MDRoseville, CA 956611013020783
  26. Katherine Scangos, MD/PHDSacramento, CA 958171831534288
  27. Graham Scanlon, M.D.San Diego, CA 921101467630020
  28. Stephen Scappa, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902121710079553
  29. Catherine Scarf, PH.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031497706782
  30. David Scarpino, MDRiverside, CA 925051548251192
  31. Ruth Schack, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601962544551
  32. Mary Schaepper, M.D.Redlands, CA 923731912922626
  33. John Schairer, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241639381023
  34. Steven Schane, M.D.,Walnut Creek, CA 945961083987465
  35. Sandra Schank, M.D.Placerville, CA 956671023221462
  36. Robert Schannon, MDSan Diego, CA 921201316095250
  37. David Schatz, MDOakland, CA 946121801082375
  38. Alan Schatzberg, MDStanford, CA 943051518093129
  39. Douglas Schave, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051427263953
  40. David Scheidlinger, M.D.Mammoth Lakes, CA 935461578650347
  41. David Schein, M.D.San Diego, CA 921071265762983
  42. Morton Scheinbaum, MDLos Angeles, CA 900441841499605
  43. Steven Schenkel, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481538259437
  44. Richard Schenkman, MDBakersfield, CA 933011386714087
  45. Brendan Scherer, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031598930208
  46. Richard Scheuerle, MDTwentynine Palms, CA 922781578054086
  47. Elizabeth Schiff, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171124248851
  48. Andrew Schiffman, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251518999804
  49. Mark Schiller, M.D.Corte Madera, CA 949251245445170
  50. Donna Schindler, MDOroville, CA 959651235203597

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.