NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto

General Practice Dentistry · Torrance, CA

Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1104923887, issued on Sep 17, 2006. Check the license (California 37995, as entered in NPPES) 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
1104923887
Name
Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
37995 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
21720 S Vermont Ave, Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(310) 320-0085
Enumerated
Sep 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

156 Medicare Part D claims for 51 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. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlos-Maria Fausto156
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin87 claims
  2. Ibuprofen30 claims
  3. Chlorhexidine Gluconate22 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.

Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% 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 updated2007 · 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).

195 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 195 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nnamelu AkunneTorrance, CA 905021164216297
  2. Misty Black, D.D.S.Torrance, CA 905021194954180
  3. Maria Fahit, DDSTorrance, CA 905021982720553
  4. Luz HollowayTorrance, CA 905021285744136
  5. Betty Johnson, DDSCarson, CA 905021811303555
  6. Calvin Maxwell, DDSTorrance, CA 905021235822529
  7. Thuc Tran, DDSTorrance, CA 905021982823134
  8. William Vu, DDSTorrance, CA 905021851038590

Common questions

What is Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto's NPI number?

Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104923887, issued on Sep 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21720 S Vermont Ave, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 320-0085. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto's license?

NPPES lists California license number 37995, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos-Maria Vallarta Fausto had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 51 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.