NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Joel Metzner, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · West Hollywood, CA

Richard Joel Metzner, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1134349061, issued on Apr 25, 2007. Check the license (California G16504, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134349061
Name
Richard Joel Metzner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
G16504 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
840 Larrabee St, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone
(310) 360-0306
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(310) 360-0309
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 840 Larrabee St

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  1. Ryan Luginbuhl, M.D.General Practice Physician1689817819

Verify Richard Joel Metzner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Richard Metzner17
  2. Specialty average1,000

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.

36 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in West Hollywood

They are 36 of the 2,619 NPPES records with a practice address in West Hollywood, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

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  1. Nancy Aaen, MDNapa, CA1609816669
  2. Criselda Abad-Santos, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA1760461826
  3. Mekabiz Abaian, MDSan Bernardino, CA1891090163
  4. Brenda Abarca, MDTorrance, CA1407485527
  5. Pilar Abascal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1730528191
  6. Michele Abbasi, M.D.Westlake Village, CA1093940330
  7. Zohaib AbbasiMartinez, CA1013392224
  8. Sandy Abdelkedous, MDFresno, CA1306093109
  9. Nancy Abdelmalak, M.D.Elk Grove, CA1912137498
  10. Ezzat Abdelmalek, M.DDana Point, CA1992828826

Common questions

What is Richard Joel Metzner, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Joel Metzner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134349061, issued on Apr 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Joel Metzner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 840 Larrabee St, West Hollywood, CA, 90069. Phone: (310) 360-0306. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Joel Metzner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G16504, 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 Richard Joel Metzner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Joel Metzner, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; 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.