Frances Levin, MD
Enriched profileKennedy-Leavy Professor of Psychiatry; Chief, Division on Substance Use Disorders, NYSPI/Columbia University · Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Frances Levin is Kennedy-Leavy Professor of Psychiatry; Chief, Division on Substance Use Disorders, NYSPI/Columbia University at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 401 publications with 14,180 citations (h-index 67); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 19 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Psychiatry profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Frances Levin, M.D., is Kennedy-Leavy Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center / New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The public record shows 401 publications with 14,180 citations (h-index 67), centered on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior. It also documents an investigator role on 19 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 20 NIH-funded awards (1994–2026).
- Top research focus: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- 19 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 11 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 217.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 19 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Effect of AEF0117 on Treatment-seeking Patients With Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD)
Sponsor: Aelis Farma
- Lofexidine for Management of Opioid Withdrawal With XR-NTX Treatment
Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2023. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Indivior Inc.Program year20232 payments
- Indivior Inc.Program year20221 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
100%SSRI33.3%Trazodone Hcl54%Escitalopram Oxalate46%Part D<11 patientsAminoketone19.2%Bupropion Xl100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
20 NIH research awards on record, funded 1994–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Augmenting cognitive-behavioral therapy with rTMS of the medial prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices for the treatment of cocaine use disorder
New York State Psychiatric Institute Dba Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc
FY2026$726,876UG3DA056138 - Translational Clinical Research Fellowship on Substance Use Disorders
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2026$279,139T32DA007294 - Translational Clinical Research Fellowship on Substance Use Disorders
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2025$583,301T32DA007294
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Development of a Cascade of Care for responding to the opioid epidemic
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
2019
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Treatment of Depression in Patients With Alcohol or Other Drug DependenceArticle534 citations2004
- 02Development of a Cascade of Care for responding to the opioid epidemicArticle335 citations2019
- 03Rates of Psychiatric Comorbidity Among U.S. Residents with Lifetime Cannabis DependenceArticle305 citations2002
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Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Mentions by others
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columbiapsychiatry.org/news/dr-frances-levin-talks-about-importance-national-prevention-week
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
Cornell University Medical College (Weill Cornell Medical College)
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New York Hospital-Payne Whitney Clinic / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center
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University of Maryland and NIDA Addiction Research Center
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Past President
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
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American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
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College on Drug Dependence (CPDD)
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Senior Director
Center for Healing of Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders (CHOSEN), Columbia University
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Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program, New York-Presbyterian Hospital (over 20 years)
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Featured in NewYork-Presbyterian "Advances in Psychiatry" article "Tackling the Treatment of Cannabis Use Disorder" (September 27, 2023)
discussing treatment approaches for cannabis use disorder
2023
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