NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brett Sterling, D.D.S.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Oakland, CA

Brett Sterling, D.D.S. is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1629504519, issued on May 11, 2017. Check the license (California DDS100817, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1629504519
Name
Brett Sterling
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
License number
DDS100817 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1411 E 31St St, Oakland, CA 94602
Phone
(510) 437-4101
Enumerated
May 11, 2017
Record last updated
May 11, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 1411 E 31St St

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  4. Tessa Adler, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558065524
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  6. Ruta AionoLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1518833375

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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024

222 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brett Sterling222
  2. Specialty average406

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen69 claims
  2. Amoxicillin49 claims
  3. Chlorhexidine Gluconate43 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
  5. Clindamycin Hcl15 claims
  6. Acetaminophen-Codeine11 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: $697.04

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brett Sterling$697.04
  2. Specialty average$1,077.58

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

Brett Sterling among 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in California

Brett Sterling, D.D.S. is one of 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in California

There are 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in California.

The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jacob Barber, DDSOakland, CA 946021033468038
  2. Joshua ElyOakland, CA 946021528430121
  3. Ehssan GhassemiOakland, CA 946021265976203
  4. Akshay Govind, DMD, MD, MPHOakland, CA 946021396997268
  5. Julia Higgins, DMDOakland, CA 946021194471284
  6. Sean Lee, DDSOakland, CA 946021740821396
  7. Joshua Parfitt, DMDOakland, CA 946021720446511
  8. Janet Sung, DMDOakland, CA 946021851844641

Common questions

What is Brett Sterling, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Brett Sterling, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629504519, issued on May 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brett Sterling, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 E 31St St, Oakland, CA, 94602. Phone: (510) 437-4101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brett Sterling, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number DDS100817, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brett Sterling, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brett Sterling, D.D.S. had 222 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. 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.