NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Richard Levingston, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · Laguna Beach, CA

Joseph Richard Levingston, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1295867273, issued on Mar 12, 2007. Check the license (California 39295, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295867273
Name
Joseph Richard Levingston
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
39295 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
385 N Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone
(949) 494-7115
Enumerated
Mar 12, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2008 (not updated in 18 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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024

273 Medicare Part D claims for 80 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. 53 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Levingston273
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate98 claims
  2. Amoxicillin54 claims
  3. Ibuprofen52 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen51 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: $21.58

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. 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. Joseph Levingston$21.58
  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.

Joseph Richard Levingston among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

Joseph Richard Levingston, 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 updated2008 · 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).

24 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Laguna Beach

They are 24 of the 505 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Beach, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joe Baker, D.M.D.Laguna Beach, CA 926511801816970
  2. Rebekah Ballard, DDSLaguna Beach, CA 926511790895837
  3. Mark Brisley, DDSLaguna Beach, CA 926511356438121
  4. Brian Buehler, DDSLaguna Beach, CA 926511932113008
  5. David Cho, DDSLaguna Beach, CA 926511306955455
  6. William Clark, DDSLaguna Beach, CA 926511194863555
  7. Carlos Garcia, D.D.S.Laguna Beach, CA 926511679796064
  8. Barbara Hawthorne, DDSLaguna Beach, CA 926511942384680

Common questions

What is Joseph Richard Levingston, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Joseph Richard Levingston, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295867273, issued on Mar 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Richard Levingston, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 385 N Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 494-7115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Richard Levingston, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 39295, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joseph Richard Levingston, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Richard Levingston, D.D.S. had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 80 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.