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Psychiatrists who accept Medicare in Bakersfield, CA
CMS lists 82 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Bakersfield. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 79. Offer telehealth: 39.
What a visit costs with Original Medicare
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 93309 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $178, of which you pay about $45; a follow-up visit $74, of which you pay about $18 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Ammar Ahmad, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 2016MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $30Angad Pal S. Kahlon, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 2017MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,507Nicholas Kotsyubko, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 2019MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $245Nandhini Madhanagopal, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 1998FemaleSamantha Madziarski, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 2014FemaleKhoa A. Mai, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 2015MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Mohammed A. Molla, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 1993MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $245Garth J. Olango, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 2007 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineMaleRanjit K. Padhy, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1988MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $245Md. Towhid Salam, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 1995MaleNazila Sharbaf Shoar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Goli N. Shenasan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleItwinder Sivia, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 2016MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $245Sarayu S. Vasan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 2015FemaleAshhar Bhurgri, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 22.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · University of Texas Medical School at San AntonioMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $138Gerard Fernando, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 21.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,516Kamel L. Kamel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 21/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1979MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $301Ninos P. Adams, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $989Shabnam Balali, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007FemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Rossano L. Bangasan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1985MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $937Thomas Berk, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010 · New York University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $234Naga Venkata S. Bodapati, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $306Dawn Brown, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006 · Saint Louis University School of MedicineFemaleHomero Camacho, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018 · Ponce School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Gary D. Chaikin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1982 · Emory University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $125Bhagat S. Cheema, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleKomal A. Desai, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992FemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $270Veena R. Doddakashi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991FemaleLuigi Dulanto, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992MaleMichael G. Essex, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1985 · University of Nebraska College of MedicineMaleJoseph M. Fanous, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $176Jagdeep Garewal, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1991MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,813April Lourdes A. Garing, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012 · University of California, Davis School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Dimitris Gerothanassis, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995MaleMark S. Giesbrecht, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Ravi Goklaney, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1976MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $88,734Marsha T. Guerra, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002FemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Monique D. Harrison, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Spencer Hart, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 5Jose A. Hawayek Carrera, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,188Sahana Huq, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994FemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Arif Husain, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1979MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $389Fahmy Ibrahim, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Thomas M. Johnson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993 · University of California, Irvine, California College of MedicineMaleSnehpreet Kaur, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Uzma Khan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990FemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Renuka Kharkar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007 · University of Southern California Keck School of MedicineFemaleEunjie K. Klegar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004 · New York University School of MedicineFemaleAbimbola O. Layeni, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $140Hyun Kyung Lee, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $116Sanha Lee, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 5Damien A. Lee Young, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $337Kingwai Lui, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $535Albert U. Ma, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1997 · University of Illinois College of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,283Iyengar Malini, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1972FemaleVahig Manugian, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017MaleDavi A. Mavromatis, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $42Michael C. Mentari, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004 · University of Cincinnati College of MedicineMaleHonnudike T. Mohankumar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1977MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,639Manuel Mota Castillo, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1979MaleCharles Tuan-Tu S. Nguyen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998 · Irvine California College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $580,474Jaime Ortiz, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992 · Ponce School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $56Dashrath P. Patel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002MaleShaileshkumar C. Patel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Douglas J. Schave, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1972 · University of Southern California Keck School of MedicineMaleRizwana Shaheen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $226Judith E. Sherman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1980FemaleAhsan J. Sohel, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western UniversityMaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Franco Song Seo, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $553Juan R. Sosa, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $866Asarulislam Syed, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1976MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $269Sherry Syed, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleSean Thomas, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017MaleBenjamin Vanderschelden, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021 · University of California, Irvine, California College of MedicineMaleSusan L. Wallace, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1979 · New York Medical CollegeFemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Julie Wilcox, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $40Loren Wines, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $124Rama Yasaei Mehr Jardi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $15Stephanie Zapata, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 5Drug and device company payments (2025): $515Marianela Rosales Gerpe, MD
May accept assignmentMIPS score (2024): 81.2/100Graduated 2019FemaleYoness Darouichi, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2021MaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $17Tam T. Doan, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2024FemaleOther offices in Bakersfield: 1
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).