Matthew A. Wetzel, D.D.S.
Dentist · Salinas, CA
Matthew A. Wetzel, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1659506293, issued on May 27, 2009. Check the license (California 57939, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew A. Wetzel
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 57939 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1112 Pajaro St, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 424-2214
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew A. Wetzel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 57939Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
597 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate287 claims
- Amoxicillin235 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate44 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: $29.46
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Matthew A. Wetzel among 14,729 dentist records in California
Matthew A. Wetzel, 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 2009, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 48% of these records are older, 49% 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 updated2016 · 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).
57 dentist records list a practice address in Salinas
They are 57 of the 4,530 NPPES records with a practice address in Salinas, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Matthew A. Wetzel, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Matthew A. Wetzel, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659506293, issued on May 27, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew A. Wetzel, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1112 Pajaro St, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 424-2214. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew A. Wetzel, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 57939, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew A. Wetzel, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew A. Wetzel, D.D.S. had 597 Medicare Part D claims for 214 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.