Michael Lear, DDS
Dentist · Cottleville, MO
Michael Lear, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Cottleville, Missouri, and NPI 1780097188, issued on Jun 4, 2014. Check the license (Missouri 2014016646, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lear
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 2014016646 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1451 Cottleville Pkwy, Cottleville, MO 63376
- Phone
- (636) 447-6404
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1451 Cottleville Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David SanfordGeneral Practice Dentistry1811542475
Verify Michael Lear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2014016646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin35 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: $4,164.08
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Patterson Companies, Inc. 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.
4 dentist records list a practice address in Cottleville
They are 4 of the 41 NPPES records with a practice address in Cottleville, and 1,647 dentist records in Missouri.
All 4 in Cottleville → All 1,647 in Missouri → Every provider in Cottleville →
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Common questions
What is Michael Lear, DDS's NPI number?
Michael Lear, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780097188, issued on Jun 4, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lear, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1451 Cottleville Pkwy, Cottleville, MO, 63376. Phone: (636) 447-6404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lear, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2014016646, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Lear, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lear, DDS had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 47 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.