NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karla Maria Alvarado, DMD, MSD

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry · Taunton, MA

Karla Maria Alvarado, DMD, MSD is an orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry with a practice address in Taunton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1013314244, issued on Dec 3, 2014. Check the license (Massachusetts 1857505, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013314244
Name
Karla Maria Alvarado
Credential
DMD, MSD
Primary taxonomy
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry 1223X0400X
License numbers
1857505 MA
9864 NC
2896 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
164 Dean St, Taunton, MA 02780
Phone
(508) 789-1192
Enumerated
Dec 3, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 8, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260407000762); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 164 Dean St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Daniel Bartel, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1144358805
  2. Daksh BhattDentist1801264171
  3. John Choi, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1689718934
  4. Kunal Dani, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1528414679
  5. Lam Nguyen, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1285010116
  6. Le Nguyen, DMDDentist1427318286

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $47.99

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 7,622 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,641.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karla Alvarado$47.99
  2. Specialty average$1,641.73

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Karla Maria Alvarado among 444 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in Massachusetts

Karla Maria Alvarado, DMD, MSD is one of 444 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 49% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223X0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry providers in Massachusetts

There are 444 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in Massachusetts.

The 8 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stuart Cushner, D.M.D.Taunton, MA 027801831387356
  2. Melvin Frankel, DMDTaunton, MA 027801134130883
  3. Michelle Brown, D.M.D., M.S.Swansea, MA 027771477611416
  4. James Fasy, D.D.S.Swansea, MA 027771790853182
  5. Staci Paletta, D.M.D.Raynham, MA 027671861418063
  6. Shadbeh TaghizadehRaynham, MA 027671588337364
  7. Mahshid Bahadoran, D.D.S., D.M.S.CNorton, MA 027661649581364
  8. Paulo Nogueira, DMD,MSDPlainville, MA 027621902026594

Common questions

What is Karla Maria Alvarado, DMD, MSD's NPI number?

Karla Maria Alvarado, DMD, MSD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013314244, issued on Dec 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karla Maria Alvarado, DMD, MSD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 164 Dean St, Taunton, MA, 02780. Phone: (508) 789-1192. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karla Maria Alvarado, DMD, MSD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1857505, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.