Francis Houston Symmes, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Winston Salem, NC
Francis Houston Symmes, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1588950133, issued on Jun 22, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 9153, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francis Houston Symmes
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 9153 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1086 Whitaker RD, Winston Salem, NC 27106
- Phone
- (336) 765-9247
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 765-6960
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1086 Whitaker RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Francis Houston Symmes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 9153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin42 claims
- Cephalexin39 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl14 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: $193.98
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was gift; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Francis Houston Symmes among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
Francis Houston Symmes, DDS is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2011, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 60% of these records are older, 38% 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 updated2021 · 66% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
126 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Winston Salem
They are 126 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
All 3,856 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Francis Houston Symmes, DDS's NPI number?
Francis Houston Symmes, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588950133, issued on Jun 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francis Houston Symmes, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1086 Whitaker RD, Winston Salem, NC, 27106. Phone: (336) 765-9247. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francis Houston Symmes, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9153, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Francis Houston Symmes, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francis Houston Symmes, DDS had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 73 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.