Howard Hooshfar Defaii, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · San Jose, CA
Howard Hooshfar Defaii, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1124116991, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (California 36146, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Hooshfar Defaii
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 36146 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 827 Blossom Hill RD, San Jose, CA 95123
- Phone
- (408) 227-5012
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (408) 227-0225
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Hooshfar Defaii in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 36146Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, 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.
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: $72.83
1 payment: 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Howard Hooshfar Defaii among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Howard Hooshfar Defaii, D.D.S. is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% 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, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 79% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
583 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in San Jose
They are 583 of the 20,925 NPPES records with a practice address in San Jose, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
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Common questions
What is Howard Hooshfar Defaii, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Howard Hooshfar Defaii, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124116991, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Hooshfar Defaii, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 827 Blossom Hill RD, San Jose, CA, 95123. Phone: (408) 227-5012. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Hooshfar Defaii, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 36146, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard Hooshfar Defaii, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Hooshfar Defaii, D.D.S. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; 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.