Rio Dion Dickens, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Rio Dion Dickens, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1033210984, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (California C154071, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rio Dion Dickens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- C154071 CA
053847 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (858) 764-3000
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180413002094); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rio Dion Dickens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C154071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,969 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium281 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium147 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate128 claims
- Losartan Potassium111 claims
- Gabapentin100 claims
- Lisinopril97 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $65.14
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rio Dion Dickens among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Rio Dion Dickens, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Rio Dion Dickens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rio Dion Dickens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033210984, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rio Dion Dickens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 764-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rio Dion Dickens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C154071, 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 Rio Dion Dickens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rio Dion Dickens, M.D. had 2,969 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.