Lu Cao Dinh, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Charleston, SC
Lu Cao Dinh, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1295056570, issued on Jun 21, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina 8959, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lu Cao Dinh
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 8959 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 949 E Estates Blvd Apt 306, Charleston, SC 29414
- Phone
- (214) 991-9913
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest general practice dentistry records → All 1,761 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 949 E Estates Blvd Apt 306
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lu Cao Dinh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 8959Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin74 claims
- Ibuprofen23 claims
- Azithromycin17 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: $279.49
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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Lu Cao Dinh among 1,761 general practice dentistry records in South Carolina
Lu Cao Dinh, DMD is one of 1,761 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in South Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 57% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 65% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 130 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,761 general practice dentistry records in South Carolina.
All 1,761 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Lu Cao Dinh, DMD's NPI number?
Lu Cao Dinh, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295056570, issued on Jun 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lu Cao Dinh, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 949 E Estates Blvd Apt 306, Charleston, SC, 29414. Phone: (214) 991-9913. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lu Cao Dinh, DMD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 8959, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lu Cao Dinh, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lu Cao Dinh, DMD had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.