NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kate M. Pennella, D.M.D.

Dentist · Lexington, SC

Kate M. Pennella, D.M.D. is a dentist with a practice address in Lexington, South Carolina, and NPI 1831421890, issued on Feb 2, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina 4628, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831421890
Name
Kate M. Pennella
Credential
D.M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
4628 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5545 Platt Springs RD, Lexington, SC 29073
Phone
(919) 966-4834
Enumerated
Feb 2, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 966-1773
Medicaid ID
ZX4628 SC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kate Pennella23
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin18 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.

Kate M. Pennella among 1,124 dentist records in South Carolina

Kate M. Pennella, D.M.D. is one of 1,124 dentist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 47% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 dentist records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 27 of the 1,926 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,124 dentist records in South Carolina.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nina Adams, DMDLexington, SC 290731497680227
  2. David AsaadLexington, SC 290731245123405
  3. Bennett Hammett, D.M.D.Lexington, SC 290731295931277
  4. Heather Hayden, DMDLexington, SC 290731063197861
  5. Ivana Heinlein, D.D.S.Lexington, SC 290731093833071
  6. Michael Littlejohn, DMDLexington, SC 290731760313720
  7. Ashley Price, D.M.D.Lexington, SC 290731215344601
  8. Sana Ahmad, DDSLexington, SC 290721790252757

Common questions

What is Kate M. Pennella, D.M.D.'s NPI number?

Kate M. Pennella, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831421890, issued on Feb 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kate M. Pennella, D.M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5545 Platt Springs RD, Lexington, SC, 29073. Phone: (919) 966-4834. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kate M. Pennella, D.M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 4628, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kate M. Pennella, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kate M. Pennella, D.M.D. had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.