Fred Hernandez, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Palestine, TX
Fred Hernandez, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Palestine, Texas, and NPI 1740664432, issued on Jul 13, 2015. Check the license (Texas 31186, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fred Hernandez
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 31186 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Medical Dr, Palestine, TX 75801
- Phone
- (903) 729-7286
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (903) 729-6395
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Medical Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jay Herrington, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1487752572
Verify Fred Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 31186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin90 claims
- Azithromycin14 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $53.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Henry Schein, Inc. 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.
Fred Hernandez among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas
Fred Hernandez, DDS is one of 10,056 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Palestine
They are 12 of the 353 NPPES records with a practice address in Palestine, and 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Rajesh DhananiPalestine, TX 758011982045779
- Richard Dutton, D.D.S.Palestine, TX 758011366635054
- Jay Herrington, D.D.S.Palestine, TX 758011487752572
- Carol Herrington, DDSPalestine, TX 758011245749811
- Alyaa Kattoof, BDS,MSPalestine, TX 758011184389835
Common questions
What is Fred Hernandez, DDS's NPI number?
Fred Hernandez, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740664432, issued on Jul 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fred Hernandez, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Medical Dr, Palestine, TX, 75801. Phone: (903) 729-7286. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fred Hernandez, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 31186, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Fred Hernandez, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fred Hernandez, DDS had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 107 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.