NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Faith Linden

Dentist · Bessemer, AL

Faith Linden is a dentist with a practice address in Bessemer, Alabama, and NPI 1306536057, issued on May 8, 2023. Check the license (Alabama D.007193-C1, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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
1306536057
Name
Faith Linden
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
D.007193-C1 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 6TH Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020
Phone
(205) 434-2031
Enumerated
May 8, 2023
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2023
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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Also registered at 1700 6TH Ave N

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Preston Andy, DDSDentist1275429672
  2. Stanford Ballard, DMDDentist1235514498
  3. Kristen Bentley, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1598010555
  4. Bryce Black, DMDDentist1154013993
  5. Nicholas ButlerGeneral Practice Dentistry1568397065
  6. Benjamin ClementsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427684810

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.

  1. Faith Linden18
  2. Specialty average86

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: $90.19

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Patterson Companies, 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. Faith Linden$90.19
  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.

Faith Linden among 841 dentist records in Alabama

Faith Linden is one of 841 dentist records with a practice address in Alabama. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 85% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 68% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

33 dentist records list a practice address in Bessemer

They are 33 of the 584 NPPES records with a practice address in Bessemer, and 841 dentist records in Alabama.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stanford Ballard, DMDBessemer, AL 350201235514498
  2. Amechi Echetebu, DDSBessemer, AL 350201912376195
  3. Sean Fitzhugh, DDSBessemer, AL 350201538895966
  4. Robert Gamotis, D.M.D.Bessemer, AL 350201235474248
  5. Paul Gundian, DMDBessemer, AL 350201558934752
  6. Barrett HundleyBessemer, AL 350201285091512
  7. Bradley KirkpatrickBessemer, AL 350201518691336
  8. Joshua Kwolek, DMDBessemer, AL 350201548992563

Common questions

What is Faith Linden's NPI number?

Faith Linden's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306536057, issued on May 8, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Faith Linden located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 6TH Ave N, Bessemer, AL, 35020. Phone: (205) 434-2031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Faith Linden's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number D.007193-C1, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Faith Linden prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Faith Linden had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.