NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merle R. Saldivar, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · West Chester, PA

Merle R. Saldivar, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1932425535, issued on Apr 8, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS031334L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932425535
Name
Merle R. Saldivar
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
DS031334L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
606 E Marshall St, West Chester, PA 19380
Phone
(610) 696-6070
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(610) 692-6502
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 606 E Marshall St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Melissa Delaney, D.O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1316948748
  2. Craig Jester, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1205186491
  3. Drew McCausland, MDDermatology Physician1699767947
  4. Roshni Patel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1548927536
  5. Robert Schwan, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1598769572
  6. Charles Weber, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1982699617

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

32 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, 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.

  1. Merle Saldivar32
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin18 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: $13.94

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. 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.

  1. Merle Saldivar$13.94
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Merle R. Saldivar among 4,612 general practice dentistry records in Pennsylvania

Merle R. Saldivar, DDS is one of 4,612 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 76% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

60 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in West Chester

They are 60 of the 2,831 NPPES records with a practice address in West Chester, and 4,612 general practice dentistry records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Casel, D.M.D.West Chester, PA 193801508959446
  2. Eric Fort, D.M.D.West Chester, PA 193801255351292
  3. Jason Goodchild, D.M.D.West Chester, PA 193801518027804
  4. Brad Guenthner, D.M.D.West Chester, PA 193801225100415
  5. Elena Kofman, DMDWest Chester, PA 193801942317045
  6. Margaret Lee, DMDWest Chester, PA 193801326129222
  7. Robert Schwan, D.M.D.West Chester, PA 193801598769572
  8. Eric Shelly, DMDWest Chester, PA 193801306927207

Common questions

What is Merle R. Saldivar, DDS's NPI number?

Merle R. Saldivar, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932425535, issued on Apr 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merle R. Saldivar, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 E Marshall St, West Chester, PA, 19380. Phone: (610) 696-6070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merle R. Saldivar, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS031334L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Merle R. Saldivar, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Merle R. Saldivar, DDS had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.