Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook, DDS
Dentist · Laguna Beach, CA
Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1912458670, issued on Oct 18, 2016. Check the license (California 41410, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 41410 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31796 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (949) 415-1020
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 41410Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin19 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.
Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook among 14,729 dentist records in California
Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook, DDS 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 2016, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 27% 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 updated2020 · 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).
15 dentist records list a practice address in Laguna Beach
They are 15 of the 505 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Beach, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook, DDS's NPI number?
Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912458670, issued on Oct 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31796 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 415-1020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 41410, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Mercedes Gonzalez-Cook, DDS had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.