NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce Fredrick Beard, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · Woodland Hills, CA

Bruce Fredrick Beard, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Woodland Hills, California, and NPI 1952657793, issued on Jul 30, 2012. Check the license (California 27260, 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
1952657793
Name
Bruce Fredrick Beard
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
27260 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
22600 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Phone
(818) 225-0046
Enumerated
Jul 30, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 225-1318
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 22600 Ventura Blvd

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

  1. Manuel Fernandez, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1124374962
  2. Boris Vaisman, MDSpecialist1508801994

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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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16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

70 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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. Bruce Beard70
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin33 claims
  2. Ibuprofen22 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: $100.46

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. 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. Bruce Beard$100.46
  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.

Bruce Fredrick Beard among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

Bruce Fredrick Beard, D.D.S. 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 2012, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% 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 updated2012 · 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).

63 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Woodland Hills

They are 63 of the 4,455 NPPES records with a practice address in Woodland Hills, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nader Ahdout, D.D.S.Woodland Hills, CA 913641528282373
  2. Dean Brown, DDSWoodland Hills, CA 913641386745222
  3. Kerry Chan, D.D.S.Woodland Hills, CA 913641043237589
  4. Shirin Etemadi, DDSWoodland Hills, CA 913641902996085
  5. Robert Ford, D.D.S.Woodland Hills, CA 913641598829095
  6. Howard Gottlieb, DDSWoodland Hills, CA 913641093930240
  7. Ira Grose, DMDWoodland Hills, CA 913641720164601
  8. Timothy Jordan, DMDWoodland Hills, CA 913641477654515

Common questions

What is Bruce Fredrick Beard, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Bruce Fredrick Beard, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952657793, issued on Jul 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce Fredrick Beard, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22600 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA, 91364. Phone: (818) 225-0046. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce Fredrick Beard, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 27260, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Bruce Fredrick Beard, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bruce Fredrick Beard, D.D.S. had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.