NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig B. Pursuit, DDS

Dentist · La, CA

Craig B. Pursuit, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in La, California, and NPI 1073521928, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (California 23368, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073521928
Name
Craig B. Pursuit
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
23368 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8729 LA Tijera BL, La, CA 90045
Phone
(310) 670-2646
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 670-1618
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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Verify Craig B. Pursuit in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

51 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Craig Pursuit51
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin23 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: $100.00

1 payment: education; 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. Craig Pursuit$100.00
  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.

Craig B. Pursuit among 14,729 dentist records in California

Craig B. Pursuit, DDS 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).

6 dentist records list a practice address in La

They are 6 of the 81 NPPES records with a practice address in La, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Blankstein, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451730239674
  2. Theodore Burnett, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451295976710
  3. Monica Huitzacua-Puentes, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451093751943
  4. Tiffany Jamison, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451063688349
  5. Kevin Kashima, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451811205891
  6. Algis LasasLos Angeles, CA 900451669527826
  7. Mary Murakawa, D.D.S.Los Angeles, CA 900451043430374
  8. Benjamin Rosenberg, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451558492512

Common questions

What is Craig B. Pursuit, DDS's NPI number?

Craig B. Pursuit, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073521928, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig B. Pursuit, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8729 LA Tijera BL, La, CA, 90045. Phone: (310) 670-2646. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig B. Pursuit, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 23368, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Craig B. Pursuit, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig B. Pursuit, DDS had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 36 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.