NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Louis Gerald Palacios

General Practice Dentistry · Silver Spring, MD

Louis Gerald Palacios is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1174100770, issued on Mar 28, 2021. Check the license (Maryland 17360, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174100770
Name
Louis Gerald Palacios
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
17360 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
303 Granville Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Phone
(484) 269-9496
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2021
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2022
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 303 Granville Dr

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

  1. Miles King, DDSDentist1891051785

Verify Louis Gerald Palacios in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland 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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37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 31 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.

  1. Louis Palacios52
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin25 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: $147.96

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. 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.

  1. Louis Palacios$147.96
  2. Specialty average$597.01

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

Louis Gerald Palacios among 2,408 general practice dentistry records in Maryland

Louis Gerald Palacios is one of 2,408 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Maryland. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 89% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 72% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

142 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Silver Spring

They are 142 of the 6,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver Spring, and 2,408 general practice dentistry records in Maryland.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hedyeh Atashbar, D.D.S.Silver Spring, MD 209011225043987
  2. Michael Bernstein, DDSSilver Spring, MD 209011275778904
  3. David Bugden, D.D.S.Silver Spring, MD 209011821190455
  4. Ann Bui, D.D.S.Silver Spring, MD 209011053568550
  5. Annitrece Downs, D.D.S.Silver Spring, MD 209011639310626
  6. Olgalin Forrester, DDSSilver Springs, MD 209011003971565
  7. Elizabeth Gidey, D.D.S.Silver Spring, MD 209011871803346
  8. Allen Gotora, DDSSilver Spring, MD 209011780831289

Common questions

What is Louis Gerald Palacios's NPI number?

Louis Gerald Palacios's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174100770, issued on Mar 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Louis Gerald Palacios located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 303 Granville Dr, Silver Spring, MD, 20901. Phone: (484) 269-9496. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Louis Gerald Palacios's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number 17360, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Louis Gerald Palacios prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Louis Gerald Palacios had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 31 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.