NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barbara P. Gaffino, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Barbara P. Gaffino, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, and NPI 1144455395, issued on May 18, 2009. Check the license (California 50463, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144455395
Name
Barbara P. Gaffino
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
50463 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30592 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Phone
(949) 766-5740
Enumerated
May 18, 2009
Record last updated
May 26, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 766-6506
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 30592 Santa Margarita Pkwy

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

  1. Holly Nguyen, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1053421594
  2. Linda VansonGeneral Practice Dentistry1073760526

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Barbara Gaffino26
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin22 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: $41.05

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was OraPharma, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barbara Gaffino$41.05
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Barbara P. Gaffino among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

Barbara P. Gaffino, DDS is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2009 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Rancho Santa Margarita

They are 23 of the 479 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Santa Margarita, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Aguilera, D.D.SRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881518067792
  2. Scott Bianchi, D.D.S.Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881396768834
  3. Luis Gustavo Bitton, DDSRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881619154374
  4. Lile Bunar, D.D.S.Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881740480151
  5. Michael Fonmin, DDSRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881780795187
  6. Orest Frangopol, D.D.S.Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881689636441
  7. Robert Fridlind, D.M.D.Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881023054970
  8. Gregory Herd, D.D.S.Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881265446504

Common questions

What is Barbara P. Gaffino, DDS's NPI number?

Barbara P. Gaffino, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144455395, issued on May 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barbara P. Gaffino, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30592 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 92688. Phone: (949) 766-5740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barbara P. Gaffino, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 50463, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Barbara P. Gaffino, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barbara P. Gaffino, DDS had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.