Howard Morton Polk, DMD
Dentist · Long Beach, CA
Howard Morton Polk, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1033222914, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Morton Polk
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- DE00009632 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5901 E 7TH St, Long Beach, CA 90822
- Phone
- (562) 826-8000
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Morton Polk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin29 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate12 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.
Howard Morton Polk among 14,729 dentist records in California
Howard Morton Polk, DMD 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 82% 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 updated2007 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Howard Morton Polk, DMD's NPI number?
Howard Morton Polk, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033222914, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Morton Polk, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901 E 7TH St, Long Beach, CA, 90822. Phone: (562) 826-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Morton Polk, DMD's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard Morton Polk, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Morton Polk, DMD had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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.