NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Palmer Dent, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Houston, TX

Heather Palmer Dent, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1992811616, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas 22484, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1992811616
Name
Heather Palmer Dent
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
22484 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
412 Telephone RD, Houston, TX 77023
Phone
(713) 926-6229
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2025
Fax
(832) 494-1779
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 412 Telephone RD

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

  1. Obed CanjuraCommunity Health Worker1679389290
  2. Danelia Castellon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1760672737
  3. Onelia De La Cruz, RDHDental Hygienist1699986232
  4. Michael Nelson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083727986
  5. Daniela OvadiaPediatrics Physician1437503471
  6. Renee Pettis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568504827

Verify Heather Palmer Dent in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas 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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Industry payments in 2024: $43.70

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Heather Dent$43.70
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Heather Palmer Dent among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas

Heather Palmer Dent, 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 73% 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 updated2025 · 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).

1,316 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,316 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Venkata Siva Prasad Bandi, D.M.DHouston, TX 770231548699978
  2. Chris Cantu, D.D.S.Houston, TX 770231427181312
  3. Neelima Chowdary Cherukumalli, DMDHouston, TX 770231134781354
  4. Hannah Crowell, DDSHouston, TX 770231437889714
  5. Corina Diaz-Bajsel, D.D.S.Houston, TX 770231629012059
  6. Hoang Dinh, DDSHouston, TX 770231104901461
  7. Douglas Giles, DDSHouston, TX 770231639346042
  8. Vicky Hua, DDSHouston, TX 770231508477324

Common questions

What is Heather Palmer Dent, DDS's NPI number?

Heather Palmer Dent, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992811616, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Palmer Dent, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 412 Telephone RD, Houston, TX, 77023. Phone: (713) 926-6229. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Palmer Dent, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 22484, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.