Craig Duane Lake
Dentist · Palm Springs, CA
Craig Duane Lake is a dentist with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1598879454, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (California 32343, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Duane Lake
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 32343 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 345 Tachevah Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 327-1138
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 327-2826
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 345 Tachevah Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Lake, DDSDentist1588970636
- John Lake, DDSDentist1871607739
- John Lake, DDSDentist1780798645
- Robert Lake, DDSDentist1255445110
Verify Craig Duane Lake in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 32343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin28 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: $163.73
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Craig Duane Lake among 14,729 dentist records in California
Craig Duane Lake is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 73% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in California
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- Robert Lake, DDSPalm Springs, CA 922621255445110
- John Lake, DDSPalm Springs, CA 922621871607739
- John Lake, DDSPalm Springs, CA 922621780798645
- James Lake, DDSPalm Springs, CA 922621588970636
Common questions
What is Craig Duane Lake's NPI number?
Craig Duane Lake's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598879454, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Duane Lake located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 Tachevah Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 327-1138. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Duane Lake's license?
NPPES lists California license number 32343, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Craig Duane Lake prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Duane Lake had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 38 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.