Franklin Howard Dines, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Franklin Howard Dines, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1881763142, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (California G26978, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Franklin Howard Dines
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G26978 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10850 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Phone
- (310) 446-1380
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 446-1604
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Franklin Howard Dines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G26978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
355 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate49 claims
- Trazodone Hcl38 claims
- Bupropion Xl34 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl34 claims
- Alprazolam24 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr23 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.
Franklin Howard Dines among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Franklin Howard Dines, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
987 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 987 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Franklin Howard Dines, MD's NPI number?
Franklin Howard Dines, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881763142, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Franklin Howard Dines, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10850 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Phone: (310) 446-1380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Franklin Howard Dines, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G26978, 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 Franklin Howard Dines, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Franklin Howard Dines, MD had 355 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.