NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Ray Tidwell, DDS

Dentist · Douglasville, GA

Joel Ray Tidwell, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Douglasville, Georgia, and NPI 1386790848, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (Georgia DN009481, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia 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
1386790848
Name
Joel Ray Tidwell
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
DN009481 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5897 Stewart Pkwy, Douglasville, GA 30135
Phone
(770) 949-1821
Enumerated
Jan 26, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2022
Fax
(770) 942-2837
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 5897 Stewart Pkwy

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

  1. Dimitrios Arfanakis, D.M.D.Dentist1962556357
  2. Thanh Ha, DMDDentist1114416351

Verify Joel Ray Tidwell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia 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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3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

89 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joel Tidwell89
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin41 claims
  2. Cephalexin27 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl13 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.

Joel Ray Tidwell among 2,056 dentist records in Georgia

Joel Ray Tidwell, DDS is one of 2,056 dentist records with a practice address in Georgia. 66% 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 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 23% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 66% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 dentist records list a practice address in Douglasville

They are 16 of the 1,382 NPPES records with a practice address in Douglasville, and 2,056 dentist records in Georgia.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Akosa Akpom, DMDDouglasville, GA 301351184569634
  2. Dimitrios Arfanakis, D.M.D.Douglasville, GA 301351962556357
  3. Jenai BosticDouglasville, GA 301351982394631
  4. Kenneth Bunn, D.M.D.Douglasville, GA 301351447515093
  5. Thanh Ha, DMDDouglasville, GA 301351114416351
  6. Ty James, DMDDouglasville, GA 301351114140472
  7. Ashish Patel, D.D.S.Douglasville, GA 301351730443946
  8. Keyanni Shaw, DDSDouglasville, GA 301351083176275

Common questions

What is Joel Ray Tidwell, DDS's NPI number?

Joel Ray Tidwell, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386790848, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Ray Tidwell, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5897 Stewart Pkwy, Douglasville, GA, 30135. Phone: (770) 949-1821. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Ray Tidwell, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number DN009481, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joel Ray Tidwell, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel Ray Tidwell, DDS had 89 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.