Meral Taha
General Practice Dentistry · Los Angeles, CA
Meral Taha is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1831723204, issued on Feb 25, 2020. Check the license (California 105167, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meral Taha
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 105167 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12131 National Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
- Phone
- (614) 288-5927
- Enumerated
- Feb 25, 2020
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12131 National Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Abel Balderas, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1255352860
Verify Meral Taha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 105167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, 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.
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: $74.70
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona 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.
Meral Taha among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Meral Taha 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 2020, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 87% of these records are older, 11% 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 updated2024 · 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).
916 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 916 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
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Common questions
What is Meral Taha's NPI number?
Meral Taha's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831723204, issued on Feb 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meral Taha located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12131 National Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90064. Phone: (614) 288-5927. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meral Taha's license?
NPPES lists California license number 105167, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Meral Taha prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meral Taha had 13 Medicare Part D claims; 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.