Lora Costa, D.D.S.
Dentist · Sunnyvale, CA
Lora Costa, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Sunnyvale, California, and NPI 1326439951, issued on Feb 18, 2015. Check the license (California 47733, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lora Costa
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 47733 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1286 Kifer RD, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
- Phone
- (408) 981-0709
- Enumerated
- Feb 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (408) 774-1700
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lora Costa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 47733Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin45 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate19 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Ibuprofen15 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.
Lora Costa among 14,729 dentist records in California
Lora Costa, D.D.S. is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lora Costa, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Lora Costa, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326439951, issued on Feb 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lora Costa, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1286 Kifer RD, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086. Phone: (408) 981-0709. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lora Costa, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 47733, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lora Costa, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lora Costa, D.D.S. had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.