NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alex Ali Afshar, DDS, MD

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) · Poughkeepsie, NY

Alex Ali Afshar, DDS, MD is an oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) with a practice address in Poughkeepsie, New York, and NPI 1285029322, issued on Apr 6, 2015. Check the license (New York 330252, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285029322
Name
Alex Ali Afshar
Credential
DDS, MD
Primary taxonomy
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) 204E00000X
License numbers
330252 NY
063866 NY
13984 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
45 Reade PL FL 3, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone
(845) 483-6920
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2015
Record last updated
May 25, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240805003822); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2019
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 45 Reade PL FL 3

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mary Dunne, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1356348734
  2. Ryan SwanSurgical Oncology Physician1922325539

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) in 2024

57 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 366 among the 1,051 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alex Afshar57
  2. Specialty average366

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate16 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: $412.93

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was KLS-Martin L.P. The 800 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,463.03 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alex Afshar$412.93
  2. Specialty average$1,463.03

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

  1. Nuvance Health Medical Practice PCPoughkeepsie, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alex Ali Afshar among 92 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records in New York

Alex Ali Afshar, DDS, MD is one of 92 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records with a practice address in New York. 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 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2007 among the 37 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204E00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) providers in New York

There are 92 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records in New York.

The 8 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Al Haitham Al Shetawi, DMD, MDPoughkeepsie, NY 126011871760314
  2. Lily Zhang, DMDKingston, NY 124011689655813
  3. Dennis Ohara, DMDPlattsburgh, NY 129011699879882
  4. Andre Cardoso, D.M.D., M.D.North Syracuse, NY 132121851596555
  5. Seth Black, DDSEast Hampton, NY 119371093707036
  6. Laurence Pfeiffer, DDS, MDCooperstown, NY 133261841490356
  7. Nicholas Montanaro, DDS, MDStony Brook, NY 117901881150688
  8. Michael Proothi, DMD, MDStony Brook, NY 117901124279856

Common questions

What is Alex Ali Afshar, DDS, MD's NPI number?

Alex Ali Afshar, DDS, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285029322, issued on Apr 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alex Ali Afshar, DDS, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45 Reade PL FL 3, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601. Phone: (845) 483-6920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alex Ali Afshar, DDS, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 330252, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alex Ali Afshar, DDS, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alex Ali Afshar, DDS, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) prescribers was 366. 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.