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Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi, MD
NPI1427150820PAC ID1951320969
- Medicare services, 2024
- 40
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 20
- Part D claims, 2024
- 261
- Publications
- 1
- Industry payments
- $1,529
- Practice address
- 6313 Schirra Ct, Bakersfield, CA 93313
- Practice phone
- Call (661) 431-1555
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center Inc
Bakersfield, California
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Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi is a psychiatrist in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Doddakashi practices at Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center Inc in Bakersfield, California.
Dr. Doddakashi's NPI, 1427150820, was assigned on September 5, 2006. Dr. Doddakashi graduated from J.J.M. Medical College in 1989. Dr. Doddakashi holds California license A89355.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1427150820NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1951320969
- NPI enumeration date
- September 5, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (661) 431-1555
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi practices at Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center Inc in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Doddakashi's primary practice is Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center Inc, at 6313 Schirra Ct, Bakersfield, CA 93313 in Kern County. The practice phone is (661) 431-1555.
- Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center Inc6313 Schirra Ct, Bakersfield, CA 93313 · Kern CountyPhone(661) 431-1555
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Doddakashi's primary practice is Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center Inc in Bakersfield, California. The medical group on file is Kern County Public Health Department. Dmand AI also links Dr. Doddakashi to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center IncPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Doddakashi practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center Inc | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi is one of 6,803 psychiatrists in California
Psychiatry is Dr. Doddakashi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Doddakashi is board certified in child & adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Doddakashi is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia among the conditions Dr. Doddakashi treats.
Psychiatrists near Dr. Doddakashi
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi billed Medicare for 40 services in 2024
CMS data shows 40 Medicare services from Dr. Doddakashi across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 20 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,635 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202440
Medicare patients20
Paid by Medicare$4,635
Procedure codes2
Dr. Doddakashi's Medicare services by type, 2019 to 2024
- 2019
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2019: 02024: 26
- Office and hospital visits
- 2019: 862024: 1484%
Dr. Doddakashi compared with the California median for psychiatrists, 2024
- Dr. Doddakashi
- California median
- Medicare services
- 40vs 11966% below
- Medicare patients
- 20vs 4151% below
- Part D claims
- 174vs 14421% above
Medians across 6,809 psychiatrists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Doddakashi's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi treated 20 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 49
CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Doddakashi in 2024. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have depression. 100% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Doddakashi's median patient age at 24, with 80% women.
Medicare patients, 202420
Average age49
Average risk score0.90
Also on Medicaid100%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Doddakashi's Medicare patients, 2024
- Anxiety75%
- Depression75%
- Mood disorders75%
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses70%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Doddakashi's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 24
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women80%
- Men20%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi wrote 261 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Doddakashi wrote 261 Medicare Part D claims for 25 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 174 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $133,818 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 49 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024261
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$133,818
Part D patients25
Dr. Doddakashi's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic205 claims79%
- Brand-name56 claims21%
Dr. Doddakashi's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Doddakashi's Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over14%36 of 261 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 492024: 174255%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Doddakashi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Doddakashi as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Doddakashi. Dr. Doddakashi's most frequent co-author is Lawrence A. Hauser, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Doddakashi's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Doddakashi
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi received $1,529 in industry payments from 2016 to 2019
CMS Open Payments shows 70 general payments to Dr. Doddakashi from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $671.
General payments to Dr. Doddakashi by program year, 2016 to 2019
Companies that paid Dr. Doddakashi the most, 2016 to 2019
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Doddakashi, most recently D FAPA in 2016.
Awards and honors for Dr. Doddakashi
- 2016
- D FAPA
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi graduated from J.J.M. Medical College
Dr. Doddakashi graduated from J.J.M. Medical College in 1989.
- Medical school
- Board certified in child & adolescent psychiatry
- Board certified in psychiatry
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers
Dr. Doddakashi is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
- +1 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Doddakashi accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO7
- HMO4
- EPO2
- POS2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi's NPI number?
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi's NPI number is 1427150820. It was assigned on September 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi?
Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi is a psychiatrist in Bakersfield, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi practice?
Dr. Doddakashi practices at 6313 Schirra Ct, Bakersfield, CA 93313. Dr. Doddakashi's primary practice is Kern Psychiatric Health and Wellness Center Inc in Bakersfield, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Doddakashi to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Doddakashi is (661) 431-1555.
What is Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi's medical license number?
Dr. Doddakashi holds California license A89355.
What medical group is Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi part of?
Dr. Doddakashi is linked to Kern County Public Health Department. Dmand AI links Dr. Doddakashi to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Doddakashi billed Medicare for 40 services in 2024, and Dr. Doddakashi accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Doddakashi as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi see?
CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Doddakashi in 2024, with an average age of 49.
Is Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi board certified?
Yes. Dr. Doddakashi is board certified in child & adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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What services does Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Doddakashi's most billed Medicare services were psychiatric service (90792) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi go to medical school?
Dr. Doddakashi graduated from J.J.M. Medical College in 1989.
What drugs does Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Doddakashi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Risperidone, Aristada and Quetiapine Fumarate.
Has Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,529 in general payments to Dr. Doddakashi from 11 companies from 2016 to 2019. The largest total came from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi been practicing?
Dr. Doddakashi graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
Does Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Doddakashi.
Who does Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi publish with?
Dr. Doddakashi's most frequent co-authors are Lawrence A. Hauser, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Veena R. Doddakashi accept?
Dr. Doddakashi is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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