Lionel Michael Candelaria, DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Albuquerque, NM
Lionel Michael Candelaria, DDS is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1750359618, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico DD1894, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lionel Michael Candelaria
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
- License number
- DD1894 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7308 Wadi Musa Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122
- Phone
- (505) 321-8291
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080515000003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Lionel Michael Candelaria in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license DD1894Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024
523 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen127 claims
- Penicillin V Potassium111 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen85 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate61 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl38 claims
- Amoxicillin35 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: $301.66
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in New Mexico
There are 38 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in New Mexico.
Other oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in New Mexico
- Keon Ahghar, DDSRoswell, NM1629497086
- Li Bao, D.M.D.Albuquerque, NM1730501032
- Christopher Buttner, DDSAlbuquerque, NM1750340147
- Cameron Christiansen, DMDAlbuquerque, NM1598407736
- Stephen Christiansen, DDSAlbuquerque, NM1679567242
- David Collette, DMD, MDAlbuquerque, NM1033369749
- James Crine, DDSAlbuquerque, NM1063470904
- David Cundick, DDSFarmington, NM1164737102
- Nathan Dickerson, D.D.S.Las Cruces, NM1497974844
- Dennis Frieder, DDSSanta Fe, NM1831318906
Common questions
What is Lionel Michael Candelaria, DDS's NPI number?
Lionel Michael Candelaria, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750359618, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lionel Michael Candelaria, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7308 Wadi Musa Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87122. Phone: (505) 321-8291. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lionel Michael Candelaria, DDS's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number DD1894, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lionel Michael Candelaria, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lionel Michael Candelaria, DDS had 523 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. 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.