Lia Carolina Ortega, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · National City, CA
Lia Carolina Ortega, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in National City, California, and NPI 1457577439, issued on Apr 18, 2007. Check the license (California 54447, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lia Carolina Ortega
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 54447 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 219 E 8TH St, National City, CA 91950
- Phone
- (619) 474-4695
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 474-2984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lia Carolina Ortega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 54447Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin15 claims
- Ibuprofen14 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: $23.58
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Envista Holdings Corporation. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Lia Carolina Ortega among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Lia Carolina Ortega, D.D.S. is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 79% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
41 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in National City
They are 41 of the 749 NPPES records with a practice address in National City, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lia Carolina Ortega, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Lia Carolina Ortega, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457577439, issued on Apr 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lia Carolina Ortega, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 219 E 8TH St, National City, CA, 91950. Phone: (619) 474-4695. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lia Carolina Ortega, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 54447, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lia Carolina Ortega, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lia Carolina Ortega, D.D.S. had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.