NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel B. Epstein

Dentist · Duarte, CA

Joel B. Epstein is a dentist with a practice address in Duarte, California, and NPI 1083729131, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (California DDS58052, 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
1083729131
Name
Joel B. Epstein
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
DDS58052 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 Duarte RD, Duarte, CA 91010
Phone
(626) 256-4673
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110224000171); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1500 Duarte RD

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

  1. Chelsea Abad, CRNP, AGPCNP - BCGerontology Nurse Practitioner1952848137
  2. Wajidah Abdul-KhabirHospitalist Physician1215323522
  3. Farah Abdulla, MDDermatology Physician1093934390
  4. Megan Abel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104100619
  5. Michelle Afkhami, M.D.Hematology (Pathology) Physician1326230228
  6. Vaibhav Agrawal, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1538402565

Verify Joel B. Epstein in five checks

  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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10.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024

920 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Joel Epstein920
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Cevimeline Hcl160 claims
  2. Bethanechol Chloride106 claims
  3. Chlorhexidine Gluconate84 claims
  4. Pentoxifylline84 claims
  5. Fluconazole45 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er44 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $142.02

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Coherus Biosciences Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joel Epstein$142.02
  2. Specialty average$540.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. City OF Hope Medical FoundationDuarte, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joel B. Epstein among 14,729 dentist records in California

Joel B. Epstein 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 fileYes · under 1% of these records are
  • Graduated1976 · median 2015 among the 113 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

Dentist providers in California

There are 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Banawis, D.D.S.Duarte, CA 910101689785271
  2. Maggie Bottros, DDS, MSBradbury, CA 910101760727648
  3. Shadi Kamyab-KhorasaniDuarte, CA 910101811582273
  4. Changsook Kim, DDSDuarte, CA 910101114034139
  5. Kamran SalehpourDuarte, CA 910101437588290
  6. Chanda Tejura, DDSDuarte, CA 910101053705434
  7. Harry Albert, DDSLa Canada, CA 910111184768871
  8. Caroline Girard, DDSLa Canada, CA 910111730636135

Common questions

What is Joel B. Epstein's NPI number?

Joel B. Epstein's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083729131, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel B. Epstein located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Duarte RD, Duarte, CA, 91010. Phone: (626) 256-4673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel B. Epstein's license?

NPPES lists California license number DDS58052, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joel B. Epstein prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel B. Epstein had 920 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joel B. Epstein's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.