NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Patrick Tasto, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · San Diego, CA

James Patrick Tasto, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1053454744, issued on Feb 14, 2007. Check the license (California 41135, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1053454744
Name
James Patrick Tasto
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
41135 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4765 Carmel Mountain RD, San Diego, CA 92130
Phone
(858) 523-1330
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 523-1338
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 4765 Carmel Mountain RD

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

  1. Mozhgan Andalibi-Abadan, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1700968930
  2. Victor Chung, M.D.Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1154551042
  3. James Fontaine, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1013913755
  4. Michelle Guido, DPTPhysical Therapist1477734358
  5. Alayna Henderson, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1215152038
  6. Brad Hunt, DDSPeriodontics1992853212

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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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

105 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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. James Tasto105
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin55 claims
  2. Chlorhexidine Gluconate19 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: $666.23

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona 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. James Tasto$666.23
  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.

James Patrick Tasto among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

James Patrick Tasto, 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 2007, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 40% 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).

647 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 647 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mozhgan Andalibi-Abadan, DDSSan Diego, CA 921301700968930
  2. Soraya Bouzida, DDSSan Diego, CA 921301962623793
  3. James Byrne, D.M.D.San Diego, CA 921301144403601
  4. Curtis Chan, D.D.S.San Diego, CA 921301336270321
  5. Christine Evans, D.D.S.San Diego, CA 921301376746685
  6. Violet Feldman, DDSSan Diego, CA 921301790855583
  7. Alireza Ghassemi, DDS MSSan Diego, CA 921301366541658
  8. Paul Gimby, DDSSan Diego, CA 921301710049697

Common questions

What is James Patrick Tasto, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

James Patrick Tasto, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053454744, issued on Feb 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Patrick Tasto, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4765 Carmel Mountain RD, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 523-1330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Patrick Tasto, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 41135, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Patrick Tasto, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Patrick Tasto, D.D.S. had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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.