Lawal Garuba, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Chicago, IL
Lawal Garuba, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1013431543, issued on Jul 26, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 019.031294, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawal Garuba
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 019.031294 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3528 E 118TH St, Chicago, IL 60617
- Phone
- (877) 692-8686
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawal Garuba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 019.031294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen26 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.
Lawal Garuba among 5,276 general practice dentistry records in Illinois
Lawal Garuba, DMD is one of 5,276 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Illinois. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 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 1223G0001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,148 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,148 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 5,276 general practice dentistry records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Lawal Garuba, DMD's NPI number?
Lawal Garuba, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013431543, issued on Jul 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawal Garuba, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3528 E 118TH St, Chicago, IL, 60617. Phone: (877) 692-8686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawal Garuba, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 019.031294, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lawal Garuba, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawal Garuba, DMD had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.