Ahu Topkara, DMD, PHD
Dentist · Birmingham, AL
Ahu Topkara, DMD, PHD is a dentist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1992453724, issued on Mar 10, 2022. Check the license (Alabama D.6934-C1, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahu Topkara
- Credential
- DMD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- D.6934-C1 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1919 7TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 934-3000
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2022
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ahu Topkara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license D.6934-C1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $106.62
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Ahu Topkara among 841 dentist records in Alabama
Ahu Topkara, DMD, PHD is one of 841 dentist records with a practice address in Alabama. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Alabama
There are 841 dentist records in Alabama.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Amanda Hudson, D.M.DBirmingham, AL 352331659721819
- Valencia Jackson, DDSBirmingham, AL 352331982124095
- Yu-Yin LinBirmingham, AL 352331356837801
- Matthew Outlaw, DMDBirmingham, AL 352331669908521
Common questions
What is Ahu Topkara, DMD, PHD's NPI number?
Ahu Topkara, DMD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992453724, issued on Mar 10, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahu Topkara, DMD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 7TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahu Topkara, DMD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number D.6934-C1, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.