NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Gordon Ricks, DDS

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry · Bakersfield, CA

Kenneth Gordon Ricks, DDS is an orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1578992715, issued on Nov 7, 2013. Check the license (California 65355, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1578992715
Name
Kenneth Gordon Ricks
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry 1223X0400X
License number
65355 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5601 Auburn St Unit B, Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone
(661) 432-7773
Enumerated
Nov 7, 2013
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 California board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $234.15

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. 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. Kenneth Ricks$234.15
  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.

Kenneth Gordon Ricks among 1,881 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in California

Kenneth Gordon Ricks, DDS is one of 1,881 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 77% 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 California 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 California

There are 1,881 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in California.

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

  1. Bruce Gloeckner, D.D.SBakersfield, CA 933081184953887
  2. Jessica Mahlmann, DDSBakersfield, CA 933081013575240
  3. Lisa Chang, D.D.S.Bakersfield, CA 933091023334489
  4. Chun-Hsing Chen, DDS, MSBakersfield, CA 933091306029525
  5. Sheela Lewis, DDSBakersfield, CA 933091538896741
  6. Dennis Roginson, D.D.S., M.S.Bakersfield, CA 933091629294871
  7. George Ward, DDSBakersfield, CA 933091780719880
  8. Kyle Baker, DMDBakersfield, CA 933111578664603

Common questions

What is Kenneth Gordon Ricks, DDS's NPI number?

Kenneth Gordon Ricks, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578992715, issued on Nov 7, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Gordon Ricks, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5601 Auburn St Unit B, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 432-7773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Gordon Ricks, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 65355, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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.