NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald James Fowkes, DDS

Dentist · Chico, CA

Donald James Fowkes, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1508963497, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (California 48909, 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
1508963497
Name
Donald James Fowkes
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
48909 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1277 East Ave Ste 100, Chico, CA 95926
Phone
(530) 893-0750
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

102 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Fowkes102
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin64 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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: $15.00

1 payment: gift; the largest payer was Henry Schein, 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.

  1. Donald Fowkes$15.00
  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.

Donald James Fowkes among 14,729 dentist records in California

Donald James Fowkes, 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 updated2008 · 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).

55 dentist records list a practice address in Chico

They are 55 of the 3,684 NPPES records with a practice address in Chico, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Acosta, DDSChico, CA 959261457410565
  2. Kimberly Lange, D.D.S.Chico, CA 959261487774154
  3. Dale Madsen, D.D.S.Chico, CA 959261023191566
  4. Martin Manzella, DENTISTChico, CA 959261790830735
  5. John McKune, DDSChico, CA 959261760465546
  6. Harvey Miller, DDSChico, CA 959261619005568
  7. Timmy Nguyen, DDSChico, CA 959261588680581
  8. Cherukupalli Rao, DDSChico, CA 959261073581856

Common questions

What is Donald James Fowkes, DDS's NPI number?

Donald James Fowkes, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508963497, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald James Fowkes, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1277 East Ave Ste 100, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 893-0750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald James Fowkes, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 48909, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Donald James Fowkes, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald James Fowkes, DDS had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 73 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.