NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce Joy Podhouser, DMD ABO

Dentist · South Portland, ME

Bruce Joy Podhouser, DMD ABO is a dentist with a practice address in South Portland, Maine, and NPI 1619901857, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Maine 3405, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; 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
1619901857
Name
Bruce Joy Podhouser
Credential
DMD ABO
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License numbers
3405 ME
3772 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
440 Western Ave, South Portland, ME 04106
Phone
(207) 772-5487
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(207) 772-7553
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 440 Western Ave

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

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  2. Paul Best, D.D.S.Prosthodontics1710028212
  3. Richard Crawford, DMDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1174629794
  4. Jeanne McDonald, DDS MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1649346354
  5. Bruce Sahrbeck, D.D.S.Prosthodontics1225179708
  6. Luis Sarmiento, D.M.D.Prosthodontics1740321231

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $375.68

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. 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. Bruce Podhouser$375.68
  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.

Bruce Joy Podhouser among 390 dentist records in Maine

Bruce Joy Podhouser, DMD ABO is one of 390 dentist records with a practice address in Maine. 58% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 65% 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 dentist records list a practice address in South Portland

They are 13 of the 1,143 NPPES records with a practice address in South Portland, and 390 dentist records in Maine.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Armstrong, DMDS Portland, ME 041061952313009
  2. James Chatmas, DDSSouth Portland, ME 041061710698675
  3. Justin ChowSouth Portland, ME 041061306455720
  4. Nicholas Flaherty, DMDSouth Portland, ME 041061902399504
  5. Joanna Fox, D.M.DPortland, ME 041061831537687
  6. John Kane, DMDSouth Portland, ME 041061912763251
  7. Eric Kessler, DDSSouth Portland, ME 041061851096549
  8. Alexandra Mann, DDSSouth Portland, ME 041061326327263

Common questions

What is Bruce Joy Podhouser, DMD ABO's NPI number?

Bruce Joy Podhouser, DMD ABO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619901857, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce Joy Podhouser, DMD ABO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 440 Western Ave, South Portland, ME, 04106. Phone: (207) 772-5487. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce Joy Podhouser, DMD ABO's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number 3405, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.