Adult Psychiatrist, Board Certified

Irvine

✅ Accepting New Patients

💼 13 Years Experience

⭐ Highly Recommended

🕰️ Excellent Wait Time

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Getting to know Carlos Contreras, M.D.

Dr. Contreras is a board-certified psychiatrist who sees adults with a wide range of presenting conditions such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders and neurocognitive disorders. Dr. Contreras brings a whole patient centered approach to treatment following evidence-based guidelines. He believes both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are important to improving patient outcomes.

Dr. Contreras was raised in El Paso, Texas and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at El Paso. He attended medical school at Texas Tech Health Science Center School of Medicine. He completed his psychiatric residency at the UCLA/Greater VA Psychiatry Training Program.

Dr. Contreras speaks English and Spanish.

Insurance Providers

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Medicare
Carelon Health
VHP

ComPsych
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Aetna
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BlueCross BlueShield
Magellan Health
TriWest
MHN

5.0

I was initially unsure of Dr. Atallah but he has proven himself to be a caring, considerate doctor that really goes the extra mile. He researches my spectrum of medical conditions and regularly suggests tweaks to improve the efficacy and safety of my Rx regimen. He’s very on top of messaging and medication requests. I feel heard with him and my care is collaborative.My initial reservations surrounded his very thorough, beyond the book onboarding procedures. It was a barrier to care while I was in acute need but I recognize the need to mitigate liability and confirm health status. If you’re in dire need of care he might not be the best choice because of the time needed for his onboarding procedures but if you’re stable I highly recommend.

5.0

Dr. Contreras has been delightful and helpful. Very happy his services are available.