David Lawrence Hicks, M.D.
Facial Plastic Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA
David Lawrence Hicks, M.D. is a facial plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1518156611, issued on Oct 15, 2007. Check the license (California A78818, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Lawrence Hicks
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Facial Plastic Surgery Physician 207YS0123X
- License number
- A78818 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 540 E Herndon Ave Ste 102, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 768-3682
- Enumerated
- Oct 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2025
- Fax
- (559) 272-0537
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220616001494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 540 E Herndon Ave Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Davies, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1184828238
- George Hsu, D.O.Otolaryngology Physician1881801157
- Tsing-Tong Kwok, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1568559946
- Nicholas Ottley, AUDAudiologist1518456177
Verify David Lawrence Hicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A78818Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average facial plastic surgery physician in 2024
927 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 370 among the 532 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide270 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate214 claims
- Famotidine93 claims
- Ofloxacin85 claims
- Omeprazole61 claims
- Clotrimazole29 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $202.92
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 451 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,253.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ent Associates OF Fresno IncFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 133 facial plastic surgery physician records in California.
Other facial plastic surgery physician records in California
- Gal Aharonov, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA1336355213
- Kenneth Anderson, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA1790921294
- William Anderson, MDTurlock, CA1366490724
- Farhad Ardeshirpour-Zartoshti, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA1932376514
- Natalie Attenello, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA1295027563
- Grace Austin, M.D.Valencia, CA1295052124
- Jason Azzi, MDSan Francisco, CA1942199351
- Rami Batniji, M.D.Newport Beach, CA1467534644
- Andrew Beckler, MDSanta Barbara, CA1285878074
- Philip Bernstein, M.D.Sacramento, CA1265435945
Common questions
What is David Lawrence Hicks, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Lawrence Hicks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518156611, issued on Oct 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Lawrence Hicks, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 E Herndon Ave Ste 102, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 768-3682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Lawrence Hicks, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A78818, 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 David Lawrence Hicks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Lawrence Hicks, M.D. had 927 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries; the average among facial plastic surgery physician prescribers was 370. 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.