NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carl Buchanon, DDS, MPH

Pediatric Dentistry · San Francisco, CA

Carl Buchanon, DDS, MPH is a pediatric dentistry with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1457920811, issued on Jun 21, 2021. Check the license with the California 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
1457920811
Name
Carl Buchanon
Credential
DDS, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Dentistry 1223P0221X
Practice location
707 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 476-3276
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2021
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 514-2561
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 707 Parnassus Ave

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  2. Mariam AbushararStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932893286
  3. Riley AdachiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851289516
  4. Ardeshir AdhamiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477393387
  5. Shahrzad AfghaniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538609045
  6. Shervin AfghaniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316709066

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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Industry payments in 2024: $24.09

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $434.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carl Buchanon$24.09
  2. Specialty average$434.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Carl Buchanon among 1,339 pediatric dentistry records in California

Carl Buchanon, DDS, MPH is one of 1,339 pediatric dentistry records with a practice address in California. 24% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 24% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0221X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Dentistry providers in California

There are 1,339 pediatric dentistry records in California.

The 8 pediatric dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Bartolome, DDSSan Francisco, CA 941431255729190
  2. Raymond Braham, DDSSan Francisco, CA 941431588621163
  3. Jessica ChiangSan Francisco, CA 941431861165763
  4. Reya Das, DDSSan Francisco, CA 941431518355460
  5. Pamela Denbesten, DDSSan Francisco, CA 941431639137789
  6. Thuan Le, DDS, PHDSan Francisco, CA 941431922282979
  7. Angela Lee, DMDSan Francisco, CA 941431366830200
  8. Brent Lin, DMDSan Francisco, CA 941431114074788

Common questions

What is Carl Buchanon, DDS, MPH's NPI number?

Carl Buchanon, DDS, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457920811, issued on Jun 21, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carl Buchanon, DDS, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 707 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-3276. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carl Buchanon, DDS, MPH's license?

Search the California 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.