Brian J. Hockel, DDS
Dentist · Walnut Creek, CA
Brian J. Hockel, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1033493101, issued on Oct 6, 2011. Check the license (California 37562, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian J. Hockel
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 37562 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2651 Oak Grove RD, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
- Phone
- (925) 934-3434
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2651 Oak Grove RD
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Verify Brian J. Hockel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 37562Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin12 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.
Brian J. Hockel among 14,729 dentist records in California
Brian J. Hockel, DDS is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 73% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 dentist records list a practice address in Walnut Creek
They are 63 of the 6,170 NPPES records with a practice address in Walnut Creek, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Brian J. Hockel, DDS's NPI number?
Brian J. Hockel, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033493101, issued on Oct 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian J. Hockel, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2651 Oak Grove RD, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 934-3434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian J. Hockel, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 37562, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian J. Hockel, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian J. Hockel, DDS had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.