Michael Lee La Puma, DMD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · San Luis Obispo, CA
Michael Lee La Puma, DMD is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1184735490, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California B36569, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lee La Puma
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
- License number
- B36569 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 California BL, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 541-6725
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 541-6872
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Lee La Puma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license B36569Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024
478 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 198 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin203 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen174 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate28 claims
- Azithromycin27 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl13 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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: $19.77
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 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.
Michael Lee La Puma among 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in California
Michael Lee La Puma, DMD is one of 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in California
There are 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in California.
All 987 in California → Every provider in San Luis Obispo → Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) nationwide →
The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Alltucker, DDSMDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051730306721
- Adam Janette, DDSSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051104877380
- Ronald Mead, DDSSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051134348766
- Donald Blaschke, D.D.S.Lompoc, CA 934361891835161
- David McAninch, DDSLompoc, CA 934361598191488
- Christopher Smith, D.D.S.Vandenberg Afb, CA 934371730474982
- Benjamin Bush, D.D.S.Paso Robles, CA 934461184961930
- Kenneth Goldberg, DMDSanta Maria, CA 934541326036120
Common questions
What is Michael Lee La Puma, DMD's NPI number?
Michael Lee La Puma, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184735490, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lee La Puma, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 California BL, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 541-6725. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lee La Puma, DMD's license?
NPPES lists California license number B36569, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Lee La Puma, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lee La Puma, DMD had 478 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. 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.