NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Louise Phares, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · New Era, MI

Heather Louise Phares, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in New Era, Michigan, and NPI 1942397757, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 017662, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan 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
1942397757
Name
Heather Louise Phares
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
017662 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4711 First Street, New Era, MI 49446
Phone
(231) 861-5905
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(231) 861-4764
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 Michigan board licenses this profession
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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

77 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.

  1. Heather Phares77
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin53 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: $947.24

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was honoraria; the largest payer was Benco Dental Supply Co. 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 Phares$947.24
  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 Louise Phares among 4,088 general practice dentistry records in Michigan

Heather Louise Phares, D.D.S. is one of 4,088 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Michigan. 61% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 74% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Dentistry providers in Michigan

There are 4,088 general practice dentistry records in Michigan.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Blackburn, DDSNorth Muskegon, MI 494451659438075
  2. Thompson Boyd, DDS PCNorth Muskegon, MI 494451962574129
  3. James Donley, DDSN Muskegon, MI 494451528012697
  4. Brian Fosse, DDSNorth Muskegon, MI 494451699770479
  5. Monica Lakatos, DDSMuskegon, MI 494451528121662
  6. Barrett Marshall, DDSMuskegon, MI 494451497422679
  7. Michelle Matheson, DDSMuskegon, MI 494451649333782
  8. Michelle Piper, D.D.S.N Muskegon, MI 494451982632436

Common questions

What is Heather Louise Phares, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Heather Louise Phares, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942397757, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Louise Phares, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4711 First Street, New Era, MI, 49446. Phone: (231) 861-5905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Louise Phares, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 017662, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Louise Phares, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Louise Phares, D.D.S. had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.