Howard Randall Hicks, MD
Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA
Howard Randall Hicks, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1073628228, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (California G047439, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Randall Hicks
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G047439 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4060 4TH Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 298-7135
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 298-2461
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101210000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1973
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Randall Hicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G047439Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,410 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine175 claims
- Trazodone Hcl175 claims
- Buspirone Hcl160 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl158 claims
- Alprazolam137 claims
- Lorazepam122 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.
Howard Randall Hicks among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Howard Randall Hicks, 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 fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Olga Becker, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031083644710
- Tahir Bhatti, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031518915487
- Gregory Bishop, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031003855545
- Joel Dimsdale, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031306877568
- Jeremy Hirst, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031073563714
- Katherine Immerman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031023087939
- Walter Kaye, MDSan Diego, CA 921031922076223
- John Kelsoe, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031184672156
Common questions
What is Howard Randall Hicks, MD's NPI number?
Howard Randall Hicks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073628228, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Randall Hicks, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4060 4TH Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 298-7135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Randall Hicks, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G047439, 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 Howard Randall Hicks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Randall Hicks, MD had 2,410 Medicare Part D claims for 171 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.