Joshua Evan Wear, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Muscle Shoals, AL
Joshua Evan Wear, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and NPI 1417515487, issued on Jun 4, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 6635, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Evan Wear
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 6635 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1013 Avalon Ave, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
- Phone
- (256) 381-2100
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1013 Avalon Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua Evan Wear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 6635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin69 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl13 claims
- Cephalexin11 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: $56.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. 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.
Joshua Evan Wear among 1,350 general practice dentistry records in Alabama
Joshua Evan Wear, DMD is one of 1,350 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Alabama. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 77% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Muscle Shoals
They are 5 of the 279 NPPES records with a practice address in Muscle Shoals, and 1,350 general practice dentistry records in Alabama.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Allgood, D.M.D.Muscle Shoals, AL 356611235406752
- Nolin ConnellMuscle Shoals, AL 356611346866639
- Michael Lyle, D.M.D.Muscle Shoals, AL 356611245391077
- Jamine Rogers, DMDMuscle Shoals, AL 356611346342334
- Bryan Rushing, D.M.D.Sheffield, AL 356601205934494
- Kenneth Springer, D.M.D.Sheffield, AL 356601639266604
- Brett Bowen, D.D.S.Russellville, AL 356531861873101
- John Graves, D.M.DRussellville, AL 356531861582900
Common questions
What is Joshua Evan Wear, DMD's NPI number?
Joshua Evan Wear, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417515487, issued on Jun 4, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Evan Wear, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1013 Avalon Ave, Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661. Phone: (256) 381-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Evan Wear, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 6635, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Evan Wear, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Evan Wear, DMD had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 86 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.