Josh A. Drake, DMD
Dentist · Decatur, AL
Josh A. Drake, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1588827992, issued on Jul 7, 2008. Check the license (Alabama 5470, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Josh A. Drake
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 5470 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1306 14TH Ave SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 350-5810
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 350-5813
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1306 14TH Ave SE
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Verify Josh A. Drake in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 5470Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
318 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin95 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate72 claims
- Azithromycin46 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl14 claims
- Cephalexin12 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: $330.00
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Sirona Dental Systems GmbH. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Josh A. Drake among 841 dentist records in Alabama
Josh A. Drake, DMD is one of 841 dentist records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2008, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 39% of these records are older, 55% 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 updated2009 · 68% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Alabama
There are 841 dentist records in Alabama.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anahat Chugh, DMDDecatur, AL 356011538054093
- Jennifer Gourlay, DMDDecatur, AL 356011689563843
- Robert Harvey, DDSDecatur, AL 356011164161055
- Shanhai Heywood, DMDDecatur, AL 356011477246627
- Robert McDaniel, DMDDecatur, AL 356011669776183
- Steve Murphree, DMDDecatur, AL 356011215190624
- Jayneel Patel, DMDDecatur, AL 356011669102109
- Randall Sandlin, DMDDecatur, AL 356011588753644
Common questions
What is Josh A. Drake, DMD's NPI number?
Josh A. Drake, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588827992, issued on Jul 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Josh A. Drake, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1306 14TH Ave SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 350-5810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Josh A. Drake, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 5470, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Josh A. Drake, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Josh A. Drake, DMD had 318 Medicare Part D claims for 147 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.