NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Costa

Dentist · Drexel Hill, PA

Joseph Costa is a dentist with a practice address in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1235630294, issued on Feb 26, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS041096, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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
1235630294
Name
Joseph Costa
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
DS041096 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4130 Bloomfield Ave, Drexel Hill, PA 19026
Phone
(610) 284-4770
Enumerated
Feb 26, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 4130 Bloomfield Ave

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

  1. Stephanie AaronDental Hygienist1467810465
  2. Sonia Barbosa-Ruiz, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1346365608
  3. Sehej Kaur, DMDDentist1336881499
  4. William Kessler, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1710502018
  5. Dheeren Padhiar, D.M.DGeneral Practice Dentistry1184150815
  6. Cesar Ruiz, SLP.D.Speech-Language Pathologist1609013473

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania 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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98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

170 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Costa170
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate52 claims
  2. Ibuprofen41 claims
  3. Amoxicillin28 claims
  4. Cephalexin26 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.

Joseph Costa among 3,339 dentist records in Pennsylvania

Joseph Costa is one of 3,339 dentist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 74% 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 Pennsylvania 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 Drexel Hill

They are 16 of the 433 NPPES records with a practice address in Drexel Hill, and 3,339 dentist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Ahnquist, D.M.D.Drexel Hill, PA 190261679640312
  2. Jennifer Albertus, DMDDrexel Hill, PA 190261760782031
  3. John Civillico, DMDDrexel Hill, PA 190261861668360
  4. Barry Cohen, DMDDrexel Hill, PA 190261225163272
  5. Michael Haas, DMDDrexel Hill, PA 190261043378599
  6. Howard Kaplan, D.D.S.Drexel Hill, PA 190261689763963
  7. Sehej Kaur, DMDDrexel Hill, PA 190261336881499
  8. Yesle Kim, D.M.D.Drexel Hill, PA 190261649633538

Common questions

What is Joseph Costa's NPI number?

Joseph Costa's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235630294, issued on Feb 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Costa located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4130 Bloomfield Ave, Drexel Hill, PA, 19026. Phone: (610) 284-4770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Costa's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS041096, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joseph Costa prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Costa had 170 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.