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Dr. Eric B. Arnold, M.D.

Psychiatry (Psychiatry Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
16
In the NPI registry since
2010
Medicare patients seen, 2024
144

Licensed in California since 2011, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2010Medical school: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
  • 2010Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Psychiatry Physician primary
    CA license A117757 (first issued 2011; current)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Psychiatry per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
144
Services billed
3,081
Patients’ average age
62
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes74970
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes46552
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes39158
Therapy using electrical currents33350
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes16633
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes15525
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services7766

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated March 7, 2013), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1255659355. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.