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Dr. Stephen S. Folmsbee, MD, PHD

Psychiatry (Psychiatry Physician)

300 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94304

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Santa Clara County includes mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas

Call (650) 723-4000

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
9
In the NPI registry since
2016
Medicare patients seen, 2024
55

Licensed in California since 2022, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2017Medical school: Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
  • 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Psychiatry Physician primary
    CA license A177976 (first issued 2022; current)
  • Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician
    CA license A177976 (first issued 2022; current)
  • Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

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Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
55
Services billed
443
Patients’ average age
59
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes4024
Telehealth originating site facility fee3621
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes2617
Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor2114

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated April 30, 2024), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1225486772. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.