Barbara R Sommer, MD
Psychiatry · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 4
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location
Plans that list them
4 plans · 1 carrier
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| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence G54905 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1985 · expires 2028-08-31 · New York Medical College.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
School, training and certification
What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.
Specialty certification
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Psychiatry
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their 89 Part D prescriptions in 2023.
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Year by year
| 2023 | 89 | None | 0% (0) | 27% | $12,598 |
| 2022 | 165 | 25 | 0% (0) | 16% | $22,479 |
| 2021 | 193 | None | 0% (0) | 33% | $59,666 |
| 2020 | 255 | 23 | 0% (0) | 22% | $32,738 |
| 2019 | 423 | 47 | 0% (0) | 9% | $28,260 |
| 2018 | 390 | 51 | 0% (0) | 5% | $12,565 |
| 2017 | 445 | 62 | 0% (0) | 6% | $18,727 |
| 2016 | 166 | 39 | 0% (0) | None | $8,739 |
| 2015 | 550 | 61 | 0% (0) | 12% | $47,847 |
| 2014 | 818 | 82 | 0% (0) | 15% | $77,682 |
| 2013 | 1,109 | 90 | 0% (0) | 16% | $77,363 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 4 drugs
| Fetzima | 24 | $11,139 | $464 |
| Escitalopram | 11 | $209 | $19 |
| Mirtazapine | 19 | $179 | $9 |
| Gabapentin | 12 | $52 | $4 |
2022: 6 drugs
| Fetzima | 20 | $8,841 | $442 |
| Gabapentin | 13 | $640 | $49 |
| Mirtazapine | 30 | $598 | $20 |
| Duloxetine | 16 | $561 | $35 |
| Escitalopram | 18 | $341 | $19 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 19 | $326 | $17 |
2021: 7 drugs
| Nuplazid | Parkinson's psychosis | 12 | $44,381 | $3,698 |
| Fetzima | None | 24 | $10,104 | $421 |
| Rivastigmine | None | 18 | $2,313 | $129 |
| Gabapentin | None | 16 | $274 | $17 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | None | 20 | $245 | $12 |
| Escitalopram | None | 23 | $231 | $10 |
| Mirtazapine | None | 15 | $137 | $9 |
2020: 10 drugs
| Fetzima | 26 | $10,426 | $401 |
| Rivastigmine | 11 | $1,694 | $154 |
| Gabapentin | 36 | $932 | $26 |
| Quetiapine | 25 | $646 | $26 |
| Trazodone | 14 | $513 | $37 |
| Mirtazapine | 27 | $352 | $13 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 25 | $270 | $11 |
| Escitalopram | 12 | $190 | $16 |
| Lithium Carbonate | 14 | $152 | $11 |
| Duloxetine | 11 | $143 | $13 |
2019: 13 drugs
| Fetzima | 20 | $7,232 | $362 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 55 | $1,158 | $21 |
| Mirtazapine | 28 | $1,090 | $39 |
| Gabapentin | 37 | $984 | $27 |
| Quetiapine | 29 | $625 | $22 |
| Duloxetine | 29 | $513 | $18 |
| Trazodone | 25 | $431 | $17 |
| Clozapine | 16 | $379 | $24 |
| Risperidone | 11 | $159 | $14 |
| Sertraline | 13 | $156 | $12 |
| Olanzapine | 28 | $148 | $5 |
| Lithium Carbonate | 17 | $113 | $7 |
| Escitalopram | 17 | $101 | $6 |
2018: 12 drugs
| Mirtazapine | 64 | $2,324 | $36 |
| Duloxetine | 27 | $867 | $32 |
| Bupropion Xl | 29 | $829 | $29 |
| Quetiapine | 29 | $776 | $27 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 40 | $673 | $17 |
| Gabapentin | 22 | $432 | $20 |
| Sertraline | 26 | $233 | $9 |
| Trazodone | 16 | $204 | $13 |
| Lithium Carbonate | 27 | $177 | $7 |
| Escitalopram | 19 | $137 | $7 |
| Olanzapine | 14 | $132 | $9 |
| Divalproex | 14 | $124 | $9 |
2017: 12 drugs
| Mirtazapine | 80 | $3,722 | $47 |
| Bupropion Xl | 23 | $955 | $42 |
| Duloxetine | 17 | $736 | $43 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 33 | $469 | $14 |
| Quetiapine | 23 | $456 | $20 |
| Gabapentin | 26 | $371 | $14 |
| Escitalopram | 22 | $313 | $14 |
| Sertraline | 51 | $313 | $6 |
| Fluoxetine | 11 | $231 | $21 |
| Divalproex | 26 | $206 | $8 |
| Lithium Carbonate | 21 | $123 | $6 |
| Donepezil | 15 | $107 | $7 |
2016: 6 drugs
| Mirtazapine | 11 | $348 | $32 |
| Quetiapine | 15 | $217 | $14 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 24 | $173 | $7 |
| Divalproex | 14 | $111 | $8 |
| Sertraline | 24 | $107 | $4 |
| Citalopram Hbr | 11 | $40 | $4 |
2015: 15 drugs
| Lyrica | 15 | $5,945 | $396 |
| Quetiapine | 57 | $4,972 | $87 |
| Clomipramine | 18 | $4,905 | $272 |
| Duloxetine | 37 | $3,604 | $97 |
| Eszopiclone | 12 | $1,016 | $85 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 41 | $863 | $21 |
| Bupropion Xl | 27 | $845 | $31 |
| Mirtazapine | 44 | $503 | $11 |
| Lamotrigine | 48 | $429 | $9 |
| Sertraline | 19 | $294 | $15 |
| Fluoxetine | 24 | $215 | $9 |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | 11 | $215 | $20 |
| Citalopram Hbr | 29 | $157 | $5 |
| Escitalopram | 12 | $142 | $12 |
| Divalproex | 12 | $90 | $7 |
2014: 22 drugs
| Abilify | 19 | $14,803 | $779 |
| Latuda | 18 | $11,886 | $660 |
| Duloxetine | 40 | $8,702 | $218 |
| Namenda | 26 | $6,654 | $256 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | 13 | $3,555 | $273 |
| Quetiapine | 67 | $2,477 | $37 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 60 | $2,362 | $39 |
| Bupropion Xl | 40 | $1,527 | $38 |
| Mirtazapine | 85 | $1,210 | $14 |
| Escitalopram | 25 | $674 | $27 |
| Risperidone | 29 | $595 | $21 |
| Donepezil | 31 | $408 | $13 |
| Lamotrigine | 39 | $379 | $10 |
| Sertraline | 38 | $367 | $10 |
| Gabapentin | 23 | $343 | $15 |
| Clozapine | 20 | $249 | $12 |
| Fluoxetine | 24 | $248 | $10 |
| Divalproex | 15 | $239 | $16 |
| Citalopram Hbr | 27 | $180 | $7 |
| Clonazepam | 19 | $148 | $8 |
| Zolpidem | 12 | $124 | $10 |
| Nortriptyline | 11 | $56 | $5 |
2013: 29 drugs
| Abilify | 36 | $21,858 | $607 |
| Cymbalta | 33 | $10,237 | $310 |
| Namenda | 36 | $8,382 | $233 |
| Olanzapine | 32 | $4,238 | $132 |
| Tranylcypromine Sulfate | 12 | $3,177 | $265 |
| Quetiapine | 107 | $3,109 | $29 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | 16 | $2,485 | $155 |
| Mirtazapine | 115 | $2,051 | $18 |
| Bupropion Xl | 56 | $1,991 | $36 |
| Escitalopram | 37 | $1,819 | $49 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 71 | $1,415 | $20 |
| Risperidone | 35 | $833 | $24 |
| Lamotrigine | 53 | $831 | $16 |
| Clozapine | 43 | $616 | $14 |
| Sertraline | 54 | $559 | $10 |
| Donepezil | 34 | $511 | $15 |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | 19 | $505 | $27 |
| Divalproex | 21 | $424 | $20 |
| Lithium Carbonate | 28 | $366 | $13 |
| Gabapentin | 19 | $232 | $12 |
| Lorazepam | 32 | $201 | $6 |
| Zolpidem | 28 | $196 | $7 |
| Citalopram Hbr | 26 | $179 | $7 |
| Buspirone | 12 | $162 | $14 |
| Trazodone | 20 | $121 | $6 |
| Temazepam | 14 | $110 | $8 |
| Clonazepam | 18 | $107 | $6 |
| Alprazolam | 11 | $97 | $9 |
| Nortriptyline | 13 | $68 | $5 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 76.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1881729093
- Licence
- CA G54905California G54905: Current · expires 2028-08-31
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Psychiatry (2084P0800X)
- Mailing address
- 401 Quarry Rd, Room 2338, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2007-02-21
- NPI last updated
- 2007-07-08
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.