NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dale Rice, M.D.

Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Dale Rice, M.D. is a plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1215962956, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (California C36861, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215962956
Name
Dale Rice
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician 207YX0007X
License number
C36861 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1450 San Pablo St Ste 5100, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(323) 442-5790
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 27, 2023
Fax
(323) 442-5820
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090630000553); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 1968
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1450 San Pablo St Ste 5100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alaina Bassett, AU.D.Audiologist1386190536
  2. Sandee Castaneda, AUDAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1316894157
  3. Maria Castro, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1467930289
  4. Tamara Chambers, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1689863052
  5. Nadia Chan, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1992060032
  6. Joni Doherty, M.D., PH.D., F.A.C.SOtolaryngology Physician1497786628

Verify Dale Rice in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician in 2024

422 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 393 among the 492 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dale Rice422
  2. Specialty average393

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate99 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass66 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium65 claims
  4. Azelastine Hcl56 claims
  5. Moxifloxacin Hcl19 claims
  6. Omeprazole14 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dale Rice among 150 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records in California

Dale Rice, M.D. is one of 150 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated1968 · median 1995 among the 81 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YX0007X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician providers in California

There are 150 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records in California.

The 8 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Maceri, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331649297359
  2. Tasia Economou, MDLos Angeles, CA 900341811045891
  3. Craig Ingber, MDLos Angeles, CA 900341326115320
  4. Christopher Pivik, MDLos Angeles, CA 900341962579961
  5. Ann Marie Visosky, MDLos Angeles, CA 900341245413103
  6. Frederic Di Tirro, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271982775912
  7. Abby Gross, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271861569782
  8. Tsung-Yen Hsieh, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271548505100

Common questions

What is Dale Rice, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dale Rice, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215962956, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dale Rice, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1450 San Pablo St Ste 5100, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dale Rice, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C36861, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dale Rice, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dale Rice, M.D. had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician prescribers was 393. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.