Daniel Ayana Dufera, D.D.S.
Dentist · Silver Spring, MD
Daniel Ayana Dufera, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1548570674, issued on Oct 7, 2010. Check the license (Maryland 14480, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Ayana Dufera
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License numbers
- 14480 MD
22D102449600 NJ
055019 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 921B Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Phone
- (301) 588-5400
- Enumerated
- Oct 7, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 588-6454
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Ayana Dufera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license 14480Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $383.60
8 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.
Daniel Ayana Dufera among 1,870 dentist records in Maryland
Daniel Ayana Dufera, D.D.S. is one of 1,870 dentist records with a practice address in Maryland. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 69% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
104 dentist records list a practice address in Silver Spring
They are 104 of the 6,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver Spring, and 1,870 dentist records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Daniel Ayana Dufera, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Daniel Ayana Dufera, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548570674, issued on Oct 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Ayana Dufera, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 921B Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Phone: (301) 588-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Ayana Dufera, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number 14480, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Daniel Ayana Dufera, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Ayana Dufera, D.D.S. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.