Chitra Ghafari, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Gaithersburg, MD
Chitra Ghafari, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1437303450, issued on Nov 5, 2008. Check the license (Maryland 13521, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chitra Ghafari
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 13521 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 60 Market St, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
- Phone
- (240) 631-9363
- Enumerated
- Nov 5, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chitra Ghafari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license 13521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,733.96
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Chitra Ghafari among 2,408 general practice dentistry records in Maryland
Chitra Ghafari, DDS is one of 2,408 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Maryland. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 72% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Gaithersburg
They are 68 of the 2,580 NPPES records with a practice address in Gaithersburg, and 2,408 general practice dentistry records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Chitra Ghafari, DDS's NPI number?
Chitra Ghafari, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437303450, issued on Nov 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chitra Ghafari, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 60 Market St, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878. Phone: (240) 631-9363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chitra Ghafari, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number 13521, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland 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.