Joshua Dwight Hood, D.M.D.
General Practice Dentistry · Decatur, AL
Joshua Dwight Hood, D.M.D. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1649534504, issued on Jun 26, 2012. Check the license (Alabama 5935, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Dwight Hood
- Credential
- D.M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 5935 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1823 Somerville RD SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 353-5600
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 355-2176
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1823 Somerville RD SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua Dwight Hood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 5935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024
203 Medicare Part D claims for 116 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. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin85 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate37 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl24 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: $97.47
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was gift; 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
35 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 35 of the 1,185 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 1,350 general practice dentistry records in Alabama.
All 35 in Decatur → All 1,350 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur →
Other general practice dentistry records in Alabama
- Luis Abrahante, DMDAlabaster, AL1386375939
- Pamela Acosta Mejia, DMDVestavia Hills, AL1376277616
- Brandy Adams, DMDBirmingham, AL1306159785
- David Adams, D.M.D.Mobile, AL1205069200
- Jan Adams, DMDMobile, AL1265655377
- Rex Adams, DMDCullman, AL1396963732
- Rex Adams, DMDCullman, AL1801018346
- William Adams, DMDAlbertville, AL1457469934
- Afsheen Afzal, DMDAnniston, AL1821321621
- John Aiken, D.M.D.Birmingham, AL1952717134
Common questions
What is Joshua Dwight Hood, D.M.D.'s NPI number?
Joshua Dwight Hood, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649534504, issued on Jun 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Dwight Hood, D.M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1823 Somerville RD SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 353-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Dwight Hood, D.M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 5935, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Dwight Hood, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Dwight Hood, D.M.D. had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 116 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.