Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Lena Karkalas, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Providence, RI

Lena Karkalas, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1982613733, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island 02678, as entered in NPPES) with the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1982613733
Name
Lena Karkalas
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
02678 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
151 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02906
Phone
(401) 861-2140
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2006
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 151 Waterman St

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

  1. David Barrall, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1871581389
  2. Lisa Lieberman, DMDDentist1114386422
  3. Peter Payne, DMDPeriodontics1699828640
  4. Steven Sack, DMDOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1760580807

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island 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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 84 among the 68,591 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Lena Karkalas11
  2. Specialty average84

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: $2,196.00

1 payment, mostly compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Henry Schein One, LLC. The 40,968 providers of this specialty with any payment received $593.28 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lena Karkalas$2,196.00
  2. Specialty average$593.28

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

General Practice Dentistry providers in Rhode Island

There are 339 general practice dentistry records in Rhode Island.

Other general practice dentistry records in Rhode Island

  1. Joseph AbsiJohnston, RI1265017891
  2. Vrunda AdesharaCranston, RI1942062567
  3. Kerri-Rae Agin, D.M.DWoonsocket, RI1346355815
  4. Farhad Akhtari, DMDWarwick, RI1285764621
  5. Maha Alamad, DMDWoonsocket, RI1932257243
  6. Hakeem AlhadyPascoag, RI1124874284
  7. Soha Alkoka, D.M.D.Westerly, RI1770604589
  8. Mohammad Manaf Alkurdi, DMDProvidence, RI1821573551
  9. Paul Appelbaum, DMDRiverside, RI1346348570
  10. Albert Arcand, DMDWest Warwick, RI1669458071

Common questions

What is Lena Karkalas, DDS's NPI number?

Lena Karkalas, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982613733, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lena Karkalas, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 151 Waterman St, Providence, RI, 02906. Phone: (401) 861-2140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lena Karkalas, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number 02678, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lena Karkalas, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lena Karkalas, DDS had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 84. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.