Maria Elena Palarca Afan, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Escondido, CA
Maria Elena Palarca Afan, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1285645978, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (California 39124, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Elena Palarca Afan
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 39124 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 E. Ohio Ave., Escondido, CA 92025
- Phone
- (760) 743-7117
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2022
- Fax
- (760) 743-7179
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Elena Palarca Afan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 39124Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Maria Elena Palarca Afan among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Maria Elena Palarca Afan, DMD 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% 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 updated2022 · 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).
62 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Escondido
They are 62 of the 3,509 NPPES records with a practice address in Escondido, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Basso, DDSEscondido, CA 920251336139963
- Christy Chen, DDSEscondido, CA 920251104851062
- Robert Coe, DDSEscondido, CA 920251376644823
- Karen Edwards, D.D.S.Escondido, CA 920251164445599
- Joseph Holtz, D.D.S.Escondido, CA 920251215945381
- Donald Kellar, DDSEscondido, CA 920251043281835
- Leslie Marr-Bonar, D.D.S.Escondido, CA 920251942299300
- Rabee McDonald, DMDEscondido, CA 920251225125206
Common questions
What is Maria Elena Palarca Afan, DMD's NPI number?
Maria Elena Palarca Afan, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285645978, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Elena Palarca Afan, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 E. Ohio Ave., Escondido, CA, 92025. Phone: (760) 743-7117. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Elena Palarca Afan, DMD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 39124, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Elena Palarca Afan, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Elena Palarca Afan, DMD had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.