NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kennedy Wood Merritt, D.D.S.

Dentist · Glendale, AZ

Kennedy Wood Merritt, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Glendale, Arizona, and NPI 1285687947, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Arizona D009344, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona 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
1285687947
Name
Kennedy Wood Merritt
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License numbers
D009344 AZ
DD1246 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5855 W Utopia RD, Glendale, AZ 85308
Phone
(623) 806-7070
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(623) 537-6013
Medicaid ID
00089243 NM
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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Also registered at 5855 W Utopia RD

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

  1. David Dodell, DMDDentist1730184383
  2. Sarah EllisStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649069386
  3. William Elza, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1043442874
  4. Robert Erickson, DDS, MSDentist1962359935
  5. Jonathan Frost, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1831628726
  6. Laurence Johns, DDSDentist1952521817

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona 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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

19 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. Kennedy Merritt19
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin12 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: $63.10

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Envista Holdings 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.

  1. Kennedy Merritt$63.10
  2. Specialty average$540.36

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

Kennedy Wood Merritt among 1,928 dentist records in Arizona

Kennedy Wood Merritt, D.D.S. is one of 1,928 dentist records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 2% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 66% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

106 dentist records list a practice address in Glendale

They are 106 of the 5,447 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendale, and 1,928 dentist records in Arizona.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dorsey Baker, D.D.S.Glendale, AZ 853081376657619
  2. David Dodell, DMDGlendale, AZ 853081730184383
  3. William Heinz, DDSGlendale, AZ 853081366466179
  4. Shahram Karimi, DMDGlendale, AZ 853081194729442
  5. John Oatis, DDSGlendale, AZ 853081427143692
  6. Joette Pasut, DDSGlendale, AZ 853081598721888
  7. Jeffrey Perry, DMDGlendale, AZ 853081346254489
  8. Thomas Rogers, DDSGlendale, AZ 853081083654180

Common questions

What is Kennedy Wood Merritt, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Kennedy Wood Merritt, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285687947, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kennedy Wood Merritt, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5855 W Utopia RD, Glendale, AZ, 85308. Phone: (623) 806-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kennedy Wood Merritt, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number D009344, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kennedy Wood Merritt, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kennedy Wood Merritt, D.D.S. had 19 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.