Kari Candela, DMD
Dentist · Columbia, SC
Kari Candela, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1548752710, issued on Jun 4, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina 9141, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari Candela
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 9141 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 621 Chatham Ave, Columbia, SC 29205
- Phone
- (803) 256-1817
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 621 Chatham Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joseph Brantley, D.M.D.Dentist1114020260
Verify Kari Candela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 9141Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 90 among the 51,502 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin41 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine12 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: $13.45
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc.. The 32,932 providers of this specialty with any payment received $579.61 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.
123 dentist records list a Columbia practice address
They are 123 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a Columbia practice address, and 1,190 dentist records in South Carolina.
All 123 in Columbia → All 1,190 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia →
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Common questions
What is Kari Candela, DMD's NPI number?
Kari Candela, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548752710, issued on Jun 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari Candela, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 621 Chatham Ave, Columbia, SC, 29205. Phone: (803) 256-1817. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari Candela, DMD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 9141, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kari Candela, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari Candela, DMD had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 90. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.