Christopher John Saal, DDS, MD
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) · Houma, LA
Christopher John Saal, DDS, MD is an oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) with a practice address in Houma, Louisiana, and NPI 1134124712, issued on Jun 20, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 021634, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher John Saal
- Credential
- DDS, MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) 204E00000X
- License number
- 021634 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1608 Polk St, Houma, LA 70360
- Phone
- (985) 879-1972
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 879-4661
- Medicaid ID
- 1840050 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031103000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records → All 29 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1608 Polk St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Baughman, DDS/MDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1275538191
- Martin Duplantier, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1821527888
Verify Christopher John Saal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 021634Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) in 2024
1,294 Medicare Part D claims for 509 beneficiaries, against an average of 366 among the 1,051 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 352 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin381 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate272 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine261 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate65 claims
- Tramadol Hcl48 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass41 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: $712.78
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 800 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,463.03 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Oral-Facial Surgery Center ApcHouma, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher John Saal among 29 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records in Louisiana
Christopher John Saal, DDS, MD is one of 29 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2009 among the 17 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204E00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) providers in Louisiana
There are 29 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records in Louisiana.
All 29 in Louisiana → Every provider in Houma → Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) nationwide →
The 8 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Daigle, DDSHouma, LA 703601033292008
- Nathan Brown, M.D., D.M.D.Slidell, LA 704581336385020
- Randall Wilk, MD DDS PHDGretna, LA 700561669578944
- Daniel Cummins, M.D., D.M.DMetairie, LA 700061619209939
- Edward Boos, D.D.S.Metairie, LA 700011902960677
- Richard Akin, M.D., D.D.S.Baton Rouge, LA 708061194996637
- Michael Malik, DDSBaton Rouge, LA 708081649717596
- Andrei Marechek, MD, DDSBaton Rouge, LA 708081033539606
Common questions
What is Christopher John Saal, DDS, MD's NPI number?
Christopher John Saal, DDS, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134124712, issued on Jun 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher John Saal, DDS, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1608 Polk St, Houma, LA, 70360. Phone: (985) 879-1972. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher John Saal, DDS, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 021634, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher John Saal, DDS, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher John Saal, DDS, MD had 1,294 Medicare Part D claims for 509 beneficiaries; the average among oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) prescribers was 366. 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.