NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chris Buchanan Gardner, DDS

Dentist · Bossier City, LA

Chris Buchanan Gardner, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Bossier City, Louisiana, and NPI 1144327305, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 3547, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144327305
Name
Chris Buchanan Gardner
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
3547 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1608 Jimmie Davis Hwy, Bossier City, LA 71112
Phone
(318) 747-6440
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(318) 747-1524
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 1608 Jimmie Davis Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

160 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chris Gardner160
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate41 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate36 claims
  3. Amoxicillin24 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $84.42

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. 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.

  1. Chris Gardner$84.42
  2. Specialty average$540.36

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

Chris Buchanan Gardner among 898 dentist records in Louisiana

Chris Buchanan Gardner, DDS is one of 898 dentist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 70% 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 67% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 dentist records list a practice address in Bossier City

They are 13 of the 1,330 NPPES records with a practice address in Bossier City, and 898 dentist records in Louisiana.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Hebert, DDSBossier City, LA 711121134796915
  2. Brenton Bird, DDSBossier City, LA 711111740742105
  3. William Bolinger, D.D.S.Bossier City, LA 711111235271677
  4. Rebeca De MenezesBossier City, LA 711111457212565
  5. Joseph Havig, DMDBossier City, LA 711111891355202
  6. Christopher Haygood, DDSBossier City, LA 711111558586313
  7. Collin Miller, DDSBossier City, LA 711111255886347
  8. Pope Oden, D.D.S.Bossier City, LA 711111447699665

Common questions

What is Chris Buchanan Gardner, DDS's NPI number?

Chris Buchanan Gardner, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144327305, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chris Buchanan Gardner, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1608 Jimmie Davis Hwy, Bossier City, LA, 71112. Phone: (318) 747-6440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chris Buchanan Gardner, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 3547, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chris Buchanan Gardner, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chris Buchanan Gardner, DDS had 160 Medicare Part D claims for 67 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.