Bruce Shintaro Abe, D.D.S.
Periodontics · San Diego, CA
Bruce Shintaro Abe, D.D.S. is a periodontics with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1235104688, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (California 47344, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Shintaro Abe
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Periodontics 1223P0300X
- License number
- 47344 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Washington St Ste 740, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 393-7511
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 Washington St Ste 740
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Verify Bruce Shintaro Abe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 47344Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average periodontics in 2024
238 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 4,191 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate100 claims
- Amoxicillin95 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $372.84
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 2,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,338.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bruce Shintaro Abe among 929 periodontics records in California
Bruce Shintaro Abe, D.D.S. is one of 929 periodontics records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Periodontics providers in California
There are 929 periodontics records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Periodontics nationwide →
The 8 periodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Chapokas, DMDSan Diego, CA 921031235263278
- Eric Driver, DDSSan Diego, CA 921031497741672
- Jose-Julio Hernandez-Blouin, D.D.S.San Diego, CA 921031457893885
- Carson Hunt, DDSSan Diego, CA 921031104710755
- Robert Hymes, D.D.S.San Diego, CA 921031073715967
- Kennie Kwok, DMDSan Diego, CA 921031912269945
- Stephen Munroe, D.D.S.San Diego, CA 921031942392436
- Jon Peterson, DDSSan Diego, CA 921031285726380
Common questions
What is Bruce Shintaro Abe, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Bruce Shintaro Abe, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235104688, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Shintaro Abe, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Washington St Ste 740, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 393-7511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Shintaro Abe, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 47344, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bruce Shintaro Abe, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Shintaro Abe, D.D.S. had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among periodontics prescribers was 277. 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.