Laura Cardenas, DDS
Periodontics · Tacoma, WA
Laura Cardenas, DDS is a periodontics with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1114092764, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (Washington DE00009615, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Cardenas
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Periodontics 1223P0300X
- License number
- DE00009615 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4545 S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Phone
- (253) 485-7500
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 475-9115
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4545 S Union Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license DE00009615Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average periodontics in 2024
482 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 4,191 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate208 claims
- Amoxicillin155 claims
- Dexamethasone35 claims
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Meloxicam13 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: $136.75
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was gift; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 2,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,338.41 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.
Laura Cardenas among 184 periodontics records in Washington
Laura Cardenas, DDS is one of 184 periodontics records with a practice address in Washington. 63% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0300X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Periodontics providers in Washington
There are 184 periodontics records in Washington.
All 184 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Periodontics nationwide →
The 8 periodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Park, DMDTacoma, WA 984091265760474
- Steven Bradway, DDS, PHDTacoma, WA 984051053531772
- Niloufar DaneshparvarTacoma, WA 984051992474845
- Leroy Horton, DDSTacoma, WA 984051578763249
- Jim Janakievski, DDS MSDTacoma, WA 984051346376225
- Minou Karbakhsch, D.D.S., M.S.D.Tacoma, WA 984051659492718
- David Mathews, DDSTacoma, WA 984051053581546
- Roy Schwartz, DDSTacoma, WA 984051801916515
Common questions
What is Laura Cardenas, DDS's NPI number?
Laura Cardenas, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114092764, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Cardenas, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4545 S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98409. Phone: (253) 485-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Cardenas, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number DE00009615, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Cardenas, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Cardenas, DDS had 482 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among periodontics prescribers was 277. 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.