Dana Merce Gale
Dentist · Des Plaines, IL
Dana Merce Gale is a dentist with a practice address in Des Plaines, Illinois, and NPI 1417131939, issued on Dec 19, 2007. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dana Merce Gale
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- Practice location
- 1645 Rand RD, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Phone
- (847) 299-7170
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dana Merce Gale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin24 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.
Dana Merce Gale among 4,522 dentist records in Illinois
Dana Merce Gale is one of 4,522 dentist records with a practice address in Illinois. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 19% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 74% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 dentist records list a practice address in Des Plaines
They are 35 of the 1,164 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Plaines, and 4,522 dentist records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Dana Merce Gale's NPI number?
Dana Merce Gale's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417131939, issued on Dec 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dana Merce Gale located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1645 Rand RD, Des Plaines, IL, 60016. Phone: (847) 299-7170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dana Merce Gale's license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dana Merce Gale prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dana Merce Gale had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 32 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.