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Dr. Nita Paintal, MD

Specializes in: Psychiatry
Madras Medical College
Professional interests include: depression, major depression, stress management, and more.
4700 Spring Street Suite 220
La Mesa, CA 91941

Dr. Nita Paintal, MD is a psychiatrist in La Mesa, CA specializing in psychiatry. She graduated from Madras Medical College. Dr. Nita Paintal, MD is affiliated with Mindpath Health and MARK DAVID LEVINE MD PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION.

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4700 Spring Street Suite 220
La Mesa, CA 91941
(619) 667-3380
(619) 667-0815
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4700 Spring Street Suite 220
La Mesa, CA 91942
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Anxiety

Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.

Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:

  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Phobias
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Social phobia
  • Panic disorder

Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.

Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common disorders diagnosed in children. Nine percent of children in the USA have been diagnosed with ADHD. Symptoms, which include hyperactivity and difficulty maintaining focus or paying attention, can last into adulthood for some patients. Boys are four times as likely to be diagnosed as girls, although experts don't know why this is.

There are three main types of ADHD:

  • Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive types show symptoms such as constant fidgeting, talking non-stop, touching everything, having trouble sitting still and waiting their turn, and interrupting others.
  • Predominantly inattentive types tend to be distracted, get bored and wander off during tasks, forget things or instructions, daydream, and appear not to be listening. This type is sometimes misdiagnosed because they are not hyperactive and there are fewer behavior issues.
  • Combined types show symptoms from both categories. This is actually the most common type of ADHD.

When diagnosing ADHD, it is important to rule out other issues that may be causing the symptoms. Seizure disorders, hearing loss, anxiety, and domestic problems are some examples of problems that can cause behaviors similar to those seen with ADHD.

Treatment can include stimulant medications, behavioral therapy to teach patients ways to navigate their world and control symptoms better, and accommodations at school or work. A structured environment (with lots of organization and well-defined rules) seems to help most kids with ADHD function at their best.

ADHD is mainly thought of as a disorder that affects children, but symptoms can last into adulthood for a third to half of those diagnosed. In adults, ADHD has similar symptoms as when it is seen in children: impulsive behavior, difficulty maintaining focus, being easily distracted, or a tendency to fidget. These symptoms can cause problems in a patient's careers and relationships. Additionally, adults with ADHD are at increased risk for substance abuse. Medications can be an important part of treatment for adults, as well as stress reduction techniques and organization skills training. Specialized ADHD coaches can help adults with ADHD manage their symptoms and succeed in all areas of their life.

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

  • Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
  • Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
  • A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
  • Unusual sleep or eating habits
  • Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
  • Physical aches and pains
  • Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nita Paintal, MD treated as a psychiatrist in La Mesa, CA during 2012 were medication management, nursing home care and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation 15
medication management 344
nursing home care 53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nita Paintal, MD treated as a psychiatrist in La Mesa, CA during 2013 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 257
nursing home care 43

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 32
Female 96
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 114
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 50
From 75 to 84 27
85 and over 27
Less than 65 24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD in 2013

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 48
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 70
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 20
Dementia 30
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nita Paintal, MD treated as a psychiatrist in La Mesa, CA during 2014 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 343
nursing home care 39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 39
Female 126
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 140
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 62
From 75 to 84 31
85 and over 40
Less than 65 32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD in 2014

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 23
Dementia 34
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 401

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 62
Female 208
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 236
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 146
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 32
Less than 65 56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD in 2015

Hypertension 51
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 17
Dementia 20
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 537

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 57
Female 147
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 172
Black 0
Hispanic 18
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 98
From 75 to 84 45
85 and over 23
Less than 65 38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD in 2016

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 21
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 21
Dementia 22
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 718

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 64
Female 177
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 212
Black 0
Hispanic 15
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 124
From 75 to 84 46
85 and over 23
Less than 65 48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD in 2017

Hypertension 55
High Cholesterol 39
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 21
Dementia 21
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 692

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 57
Female 188
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 207
Black 0
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 133
From 75 to 84 49
85 and over 18
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD in 2018

Hypertension 58
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 22
Dementia 16
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 694

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 61
Female 195
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 211
Black 12
Hispanic 20
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 138
From 75 to 84 57
85 and over 21
Less than 65 40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD in 2019

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 6
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 22
Dementia 19
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 825

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 72
Female 223
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 246
Black 0
Hispanic 20
Asian 13
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 147
From 75 to 84 85
85 and over 23
Less than 65 40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD in 2020

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 48
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 6
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 28
Dementia 19
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 821

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 76
Female 261
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 276
Black 0
Hispanic 24
Asian 17
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 165
From 75 to 84 104
85 and over 24
Less than 65 44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD in 2021

Hypertension 56
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 27
Dementia 21
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 732

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 63
Female 229
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 231
Black 0
Hispanic 24
Asian 17
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 141
From 75 to 84 101
85 and over 11
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD in 2022

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 69
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 20
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 26
Dementia 13
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nita Paintal, MD treated as a psychiatrist in La Mesa, CA were nursing home care and diagnostic evaluation.

diagnostic evaluation 15
doctor visit 602
nursing home care 45

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD.

Gender
Male 53
Female 168
Ethnicity
Black / African American 1
Asian / Pacific Islander 4
Non-Hispanic White 185
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 12
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 52
85 and over 22
Less than 65 36
65 to 74 109

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nita Paintal, MD treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 54
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 67
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 8
Osteoporosis 10
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 20
Atrial Fibrillation 8
Dementia 19
Cancer 8

Education & Training

Dr. Nita Paintal, MD graduated from Madras Medical College. She completed residency at Western Missouri Mental Health Center. She is certified by the Geriatric Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Madras Medical College

Residency: Western Missouri Mental Health Center

Board Certification: Geriatric Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nita Paintal, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mindpath Health
MARK DAVID LEVINE MD PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nita Paintal, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 683 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nita Paintal, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in La Mesa, CA. 

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-09-25 
Nita has been my provider for quite awhile. She's compassionate, direct, down to earth. I imagine she could get along with anyone.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nita Paintal, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Lundbeck LLC $724 REXULTI
$324 		Trintellix
$207 		Brintellix
$193
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $575 Trintellix
$524 		VYVANSE
$52
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $530 Brintellix
$309 		Trintellix
$221
Shire North American Group Inc $509 VYVANSE
$466 		MYDAYIS
$44
Allergan Inc. $479 VRAYLAR
$479
Other $3,868 BELSOMRA
$426 		QELBREE
$332 		LATUDA
$262 		AUSTEDO
$241 		INVEGA SUSTENNA
$224 		Other
$2,382
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $6,457
Education $230

Biography

Dr. Nita Paintal, who practices in La Mesa, CA, is a medical specialist in psychiatry. Her average rating from her patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). These areas are among her clinical interests: attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD), stress management, and major depression. Dr. Paintal is affiliated with Mindpath Health. She is a graduate of Madras Medical College.

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