NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) NPI 1538104682 DDS
Verify on CMS → Cecil Ash, DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) in Poulsbo, Washington.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 7,769 in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist), and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
188
Medicare Part D claims · 104 beneficiaries · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) avg: 407
Industry payments
$90.35
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Cecil Ash, DDS filed 188 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) in Poulsbo, Washington.
- 188
- Part D claims, 2024
- $90.35
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥34th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Cecil Ash, DDS
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1538104682), first enumerated 06/20/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 188 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$90.35 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Cecil Ash, DDS's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: WMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1538104682 · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1538104682
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 8K Oral and
- RX-LIGHT 188
- BOOK-THIN 182 in Washington
- PHOTO-ENUM Bartlomiej Nierzwicki · 2006
Cecil Ash, DDS's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
188 ≥ 34th percentile 34% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
What does the federal data show about Cecil Ash, DDS?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)
Medicare Part D claims
188 54% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Washington
How Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) compares to other specialties among Washington providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist). Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1538104682 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| Credentials | DDS |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/20/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Cecil Ash, DDS bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Walla Walla Oms, LLC
Walla Walla, WA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Cecil Ash, DDS. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$90
Largest payer
ZIMVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Cecil Ash, DDS. To verify Cecil Ash, DDS's current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases
WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
188
Total Claims
$871
Total Drug Cost
104
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 188
- Total Day Supply
- 1,127
- Brand Drug Cost
- $0
- Generic Drug Cost
- $871
- Opioid Claims
- 72 (38.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 80
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.10
- Gender Split
- 53% female / 47% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 11, 65-74: 48, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Cecil Ash, DDS prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin
57 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
44 claims
- Dexamethasone 22
Dexamethasone
22 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 12
Tramadol Hcl
12 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl 11
Clindamycin Hcl
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 57 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 44 |
| Dexamethasone | 22 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 12 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) Overview
How Cecil Ash, DDS fits within the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) landscape nationally.
7,769
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) Providers in US
52
States with Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)
407
Avg Claims per Provider
Cecil Ash, DDS's 188 claims are below the specialty average of 407.
Nationwide Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Ash, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) Providers in Washington
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ash.
One of 182 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Tamara Al Karadaghi
DDS
Bellingham, WA
Dr. Ramtin Amini
M.D.,D.M.D
Redmond, WA
Dr. Layla Arab
DDS,MS
Seattle, WA
Dr. Franco Audia
DDS
Bellevue, WA
Dr. Douglas Baasch
MD,DDS
Poulsbo, WA
Compare Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cecil Ash, DDS's specialty? ▼
Cecil Ash, DDS specializes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) and practices in Poulsbo, Washington. Credentials: DDS.
How much does Cecil Ash, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Cecil Ash, DDS wrote 188 Medicare Part D claims totaling $871 in drug costs for 104 beneficiaries.
Where is Cecil Ash, DDS located? ▼
Cecil Ash, DDS is located at 19503 7TH AVE NE, Poulsbo, WA, 98370. Phone: (360) 779-2339.
What is Cecil Ash, DDS's NPI number? ▼
Cecil Ash, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538104682, issued on 06/20/2006.
Does Cecil Ash, DDS prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Cecil Ash, DDS had 72 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 38.3%.
How many Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 7,769 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers across 52 states in the US. The average Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) provider writes 407 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Cecil Ash, DDS prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Cecil Ash, DDS's most frequently prescribed drugs include Amoxicillin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Dexamethasone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Cecil Ash, DDS accept Medicare? ▼
Cecil Ash, DDS appears in CMS Medicare data with 188 Part D claims and 104 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Cecil Ash, DDS's credentials? ▼
Cecil Ash, DDS's NPI is 1538104682 with credentials DDS. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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