Bruce Vafa, D.D.S
Dentist · Sherman Oaks, CA
Bruce Vafa, D.D.S is a dentist with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, California, and NPI 1265575948, issued on Feb 14, 2007. Check the license (California 52126, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Vafa
- Credential
- D.D.S
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 52126 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4706 Sepulveda Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
- Phone
- (818) 789-8396
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2024
- Fax
- (818) 936-0122
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Vafa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 52126Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin25 claims
- Ibuprofen18 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: $20.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Voco America Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bruce Vafa among 14,729 dentist records in California
Bruce Vafa, D.D.S 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 2007, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 58% 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 updated2024 · 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).
40 dentist records list a practice address in Sherman Oaks
They are 40 of the 2,691 NPPES records with a practice address in Sherman Oaks, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Bruce Vafa, D.D.S's NPI number?
Bruce Vafa, D.D.S's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265575948, issued on Feb 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Vafa, D.D.S located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4706 Sepulveda Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403. Phone: (818) 789-8396. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Vafa, D.D.S's license?
NPPES lists California license number 52126, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bruce Vafa, D.D.S prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Vafa, D.D.S had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.