Melinda Oquist, DDS
Dentist · Paso Robles, CA
Melinda Oquist, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Paso Robles, California, and NPI 1265561807, issued on Mar 2, 2007. Check the license (California 51291, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Oquist
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 51291 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 433 12TH St, Paso Robles, CA 93446
- Phone
- (805) 238-1118
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 433 12TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Eller, DDSDentist1508978529
Verify Melinda Oquist in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 51291Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
89 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin49 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate13 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.
Melinda Oquist among 14,729 dentist records in California
Melinda Oquist, 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 2007, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 58% 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 updated2007 · 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).
22 dentist records list a practice address in Paso Robles
They are 22 of the 382 NPPES records with a practice address in Paso Robles, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Cliff, DMDPaso Robles, CA 934461588607899
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- Jennifer Lansford, DMDPaso Robles, CA 934461417914664
- Jeremy Lansford, DMDPaso Robles, CA 934461174577811
- Kathryn McFarland, DDSPaso Robles, CA 934461780819656
- James Oates, DDSPaso Robles, CA 934461144400979
- Edith Pallencaoe, DDSPaso Robles, CA 934461083849855
Common questions
What is Melinda Oquist, DDS's NPI number?
Melinda Oquist, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265561807, issued on Mar 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Oquist, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 433 12TH St, Paso Robles, CA, 93446. Phone: (805) 238-1118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Oquist, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 51291, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Oquist, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Oquist, DDS had 89 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.