NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin James Grooters, DDS

Dentist · Tallahassee, FL

Benjamin James Grooters, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1134301872, issued on Dec 5, 2007. Check the license (Florida DN17955, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1134301872
Name
Benjamin James Grooters
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
DN17955 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1318 E 6TH Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone
(850) 877-0215
Enumerated
Dec 5, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(850) 942-4310
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 1318 E 6TH Ave

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Verify Benjamin James Grooters in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Benjamin Grooters96
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin66 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: $1,106.99

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was gift; the largest payer was A-dec, Inc. 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.

  1. Benjamin Grooters$1,106.99
  2. Specialty average$540.36

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

Benjamin James Grooters among 6,155 dentist records in Florida

Benjamin James Grooters, DDS is one of 6,155 dentist records with a practice address in Florida. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 15% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 62% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

66 dentist records list a practice address in Tallahassee

They are 66 of the 6,767 NPPES records with a practice address in Tallahassee, and 6,155 dentist records in Florida.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Delopez, D.D.S.Tallahassee, FL 323031841336443
  2. Douglas Evans, DMDTallahassee, FL 323031902989478
  3. Nathan Kupperman, D.M.DTallahassee, FL 323031548646219
  4. Camilla Savardi, D.M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323031285018242
  5. Bennie ThompkinsTallahassee, FL 323041780064329
  6. Rafaella BaiaTallahassee, FL 323011952291304
  7. Susan Byrne, D.M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323011598984692
  8. Johana Kutrolli, DDSTallahassee, FL 323011780230896

Common questions

What is Benjamin James Grooters, DDS's NPI number?

Benjamin James Grooters, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134301872, issued on Dec 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin James Grooters, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1318 E 6TH Ave, Tallahassee, FL, 32303. Phone: (850) 877-0215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin James Grooters, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number DN17955, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin James Grooters, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin James Grooters, DDS had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.