Joan Howard, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Monterey, CA
Joan Howard, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Monterey, California, and NPI 1982682985, issued on Jan 9, 2006. Check the license (California 26649, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Joan Howard
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 26649 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 Via Robles, Monterey, CA 93940
- Phone
- (831) 372-7548
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joan Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 26649Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Joan Howard among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Joan Howard, DDS 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
38 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Monterey
They are 38 of the 1,945 NPPES records with a practice address in Monterey, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Higginbotham, D.M.D.Monterey, CA 939401326068958
- Naomi Horowitz, DDS, ABGD, MAGDMonterey, CA 939401588602767
- Joseph Howard, DDSMonterey, CA 939401750369807
- Richard Kent, DDSMonterey, CA 939401467550863
- Jeanette Kern, DDSMonterey, CA 939401912007667
Common questions
What is Joan Howard, DDS's NPI number?
Joan Howard, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982682985, issued on Jan 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan Howard, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 Via Robles, Monterey, CA, 93940. Phone: (831) 372-7548. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan Howard, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 26649, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.