Richard Scott Dinkins, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Independence, LA
Richard Scott Dinkins, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Independence, Louisiana, and NPI 1093760654, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Scott Dinkins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 01056400A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 52579 Highway 51 South, Independence, LA 70443
- Phone
- (985) 878-1366
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 878-1308
- Medicaid IDs
- 1885401 LA
200400290 IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110621000789); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 52579 Highway 51 South
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Scott Dinkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir47 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Azithromycin15 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro11 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
- Legacy Urgent Care PAMcKinney, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Independence
They are 7 of the 85 NPPES records with a practice address in Independence, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 7 in Independence → All 1,000 in Louisiana → Every provider in Independence →
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Common questions
What is Richard Scott Dinkins, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Scott Dinkins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093760654, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Scott Dinkins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 52579 Highway 51 South, Independence, LA, 70443. Phone: (985) 878-1366. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Scott Dinkins, M.D.'s license?
Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Scott Dinkins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Scott Dinkins, M.D. had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.