NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Houman Baratian, DDS

Dentist · Torrance, CA

Houman Baratian, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1043489677, issued on Feb 28, 2008. Check the license (California 53895, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1043489677
Name
Houman Baratian
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
53895 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
19800 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
Phone
(424) 276-7700
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 8, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(424) 251-8615
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 19800 Hawthorne Blvd

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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12.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024

1,104 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 197 claims were for opioids.

  1. Houman Baratian1,104
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin314 claims
  2. Ibuprofen249 claims
  3. Chlorhexidine Gluconate226 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen168 claims
  5. Clindamycin Hcl52 claims
  6. Prednisone46 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: $38.74

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona 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. Houman Baratian$38.74
  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.

Houman Baratian among 14,729 dentist records in California

Houman Baratian, DDS is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 42% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 73% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

127 dentist records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 127 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tammie Adams, DMDTorrance, CA 905031407890056
  2. Joshua Chiu, DDSTorrance, CA 905031982834636
  3. Albert ChiuTorrance, CA 905031972733665
  4. Laurence Huey, D.D.STorrance, CA 905031669689162
  5. Hung Chieh Hwang, D.D.S.Torrance, CA 905031174648174
  6. Eric Johnson, DDSTorrance, CA 905031669537767
  7. Sharareh Khoshbin, D.D.S.Torrance, CA 905031700908134
  8. Andrea Lim, D.M.D.Torrance, CA 905031881922615

Common questions

What is Houman Baratian, DDS's NPI number?

Houman Baratian, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043489677, issued on Feb 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Houman Baratian, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19800 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (424) 276-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Houman Baratian, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 53895, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Houman Baratian, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Houman Baratian, DDS had 1,104 Medicare Part D claims for 240 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.