NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Houston Richard Tanner, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Salina, KS

Houston Richard Tanner, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Salina, Kansas, and NPI 1821526740, issued on May 23, 2017. Check the license (Kansas 61370, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821526740
Name
Houston Richard Tanner
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
61370 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1920 S Ohio St, Salina, KS 67401
Phone
(785) 825-7197
Enumerated
May 23, 2017
Record last updated
May 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 1920 S Ohio St

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

  1. Austin Dinofrio, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1780575241
  2. Guy Gross, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1124039417
  3. Kathryn Gross, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1891706180
  4. Ken Guest, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1427069707
  5. Reinhard Lugalia, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1184242422
  6. Azriel Minjarez-Almeida, DDSDentist1205680576

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas 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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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

38 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Houston Tanner38
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin26 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: $42.54

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, 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. Houston Tanner$42.54
  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.

Houston Richard Tanner among 1,065 general practice dentistry records in Kansas

Houston Richard Tanner, DDS is one of 1,065 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Kansas. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 63% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Salina

They are 25 of the 1,129 NPPES records with a practice address in Salina, and 1,065 general practice dentistry records in Kansas.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Adams, DDSSalina, KS 674011962481119
  2. David George, DDSSalina, KS 674011841279320
  3. John Gillam, DDSSalina, KS 674011396724126
  4. Guy Gross, DDSSalina, KS 674011124039417
  5. Kathryn Gross, DDSSalina, KS 674011891706180
  6. Ken Guest, DDSSalina, KS 674011427069707
  7. Robert Henson, DDSSalina, KS 674011114991494
  8. Thomas Jett, D.D.S.Salina, KS 674011083681266

Common questions

What is Houston Richard Tanner, DDS's NPI number?

Houston Richard Tanner, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821526740, issued on May 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Houston Richard Tanner, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1920 S Ohio St, Salina, KS, 67401. Phone: (785) 825-7197. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Houston Richard Tanner, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 61370, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Houston Richard Tanner, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Houston Richard Tanner, DDS had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.