Craig Puffer, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Tipton, IA
Craig Puffer, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Tipton, Iowa, and NPI 1245307339, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 08164, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Puffer
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 08164 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Commerce Blvd, Tipton, IA 52772
- Phone
- (563) 886-1800
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Craig Puffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 08164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 84 among the 68,591 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin15 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: $40.34
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Ultradent Products Inc. The 40,968 providers of this specialty with any payment received $593.28 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.
3 general practice dentistry records list a Tipton practice address
They are 3 of the 38 NPPES records with a Tipton practice address, and 1,231 general practice dentistry records in Iowa.
All 3 in Tipton → All 1,231 in Iowa → Every provider in Tipton →
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Common questions
What is Craig Puffer, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Craig Puffer, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245307339, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Puffer, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Commerce Blvd, Tipton, IA, 52772. Phone: (563) 886-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Puffer, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 08164, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Craig Puffer, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Puffer, D.D.S. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 84. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.