NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Paul Hovan, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · Altoona, PA

Edward Paul Hovan, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1689760217, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS-027050-L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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
1689760217
Name
Edward Paul Hovan
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
DS-027050-L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Union Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602
Phone
(814) 942-1628
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 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 Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024

194 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Edward Hovan194
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin137 claims
  2. Penicillin V Potassium19 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl13 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.

Edward Paul Hovan among 4,612 general practice dentistry records in Pennsylvania

Edward Paul Hovan, D.D.S. is one of 4,612 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 63% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 76% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Altoona

They are 30 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 4,612 general practice dentistry records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Dobbins, DMDAltoona, PA 166021316092893
  2. Charles Dombrowski, D.M.DAltoona, PA 166021982789236
  3. Timothy Ehgartner, D.M.D.Altoona, PA 166021407876758
  4. Jamie Hall, D.M.D.Altoona, PA 166021770629750
  5. Joseph Klobuka, DMDAltoona, PA 166021033145438
  6. Rudy Marcelli, D.M.D.Altoona, PA 166021043365810
  7. Eduardo Marquez, D.M.D.Altoona, PA 166021063567865
  8. John Mullan, D.D.S.Altoona, PA 166021205916228

Common questions

What is Edward Paul Hovan, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Edward Paul Hovan, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689760217, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Paul Hovan, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Union Avenue, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 942-1628. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Paul Hovan, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS-027050-L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Edward Paul Hovan, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Paul Hovan, D.D.S. had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 91 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.