Lincoln Charles Bickford, MD, PHD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Torrance, CA
Lincoln Charles Bickford, MD, PHD is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1154506962, issued on Dec 31, 2007. Check the license (California C152747, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lincoln Charles Bickford
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License numbers
- C152747 CA
48256 AZ
245632 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23700 Camino Del Sol, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 530-1151
- Enumerated
- Dec 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (424) 400-7749
- Medicaid IDs
- 6758 CA
7068 CA
7420 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130923000414); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 23700 Camino Del Sol
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Angelie Acepcion, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1881243582
- Michaele Aguirre, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1699287730
- Peter Ampudia, MDPsychiatry Physician1700858214
- Charilyn Bringas, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1659715266
- Tina Clark, LCSWClinical Social Worker1164078069
Verify Lincoln Charles Bickford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C152747Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Lincoln Charles Bickford among 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in California
Lincoln Charles Bickford, MD, PHD is one of 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Harriet Wilburne, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051285676056
- Steven Lawrence, MDTorrance, CA 905031619180080
- Rishikesh Malla, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031760827646
- Natasha Sane, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031669593232
- Bowen Chung, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021770614299
Common questions
What is Lincoln Charles Bickford, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Lincoln Charles Bickford, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154506962, issued on Dec 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lincoln Charles Bickford, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23700 Camino Del Sol, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 530-1151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lincoln Charles Bickford, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C152747, 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 Lincoln Charles Bickford, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lincoln Charles Bickford, MD, PHD had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lincoln Charles Bickford, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.