Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan, DDS
Dentist · San Antonio, TX
Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1437710308, issued on Jun 21, 2019. Check the license (Texas 35165, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 35165 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 E Sonterra Blvd Ste 205, San Antonio, TX 78258
- Phone
- (210) 341-3222
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 35165Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin17 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: $27.07
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. 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.
Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan among 6,572 dentist records in Texas
Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan, DDS is one of 6,572 dentist records with a practice address in Texas. 64% 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 72% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 64% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
547 dentist records list a practice address in San Antonio
They are 547 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 6,572 dentist records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan, DDS's NPI number?
Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437710308, issued on Jun 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 E Sonterra Blvd Ste 205, San Antonio, TX, 78258. Phone: (210) 341-3222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 35165, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Kristina Alvarez Tapangan, DDS had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.