Donald Leon Grider, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Columbus, GA
Donald Leon Grider, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1174537989, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Georgia DN012469, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Leon Grider
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- DN012469 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 424 9TH St, Columbus, GA 31901
- Phone
- (706) 327-9936
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 000966908B GA
000966908E GA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald Leon Grider in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license DN012469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024
757 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 207 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin199 claims
- Ibuprofen179 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine178 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate78 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl36 claims
- Dexamethasone19 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.
Donald Leon Grider among 3,145 general practice dentistry records in Georgia
Donald Leon Grider, DDS is one of 3,145 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
58 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 58 of the 5,517 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,145 general practice dentistry records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Donald Leon Grider, DDS's NPI number?
Donald Leon Grider, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174537989, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Leon Grider, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 424 9TH St, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 327-9936. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Leon Grider, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number DN012469, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Donald Leon Grider, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Leon Grider, DDS had 757 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.