Pamela Van Praag, D.D.S.
Dentist · Asheville, NC
Pamela Van Praag, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1780028084, issued on Apr 18, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 8733, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pamela Van Praag
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 8733 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 Yorkshire St, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 277-3474
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 277-3475
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6 Yorkshire St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Saunders, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1871651612
- James Teague, DDSDentist1770988560
Verify Pamela Van Praag in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 8733Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.
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: $14.36
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. 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.
Pamela Van Praag among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina
Pamela Van Praag, D.D.S. is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 48% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 59% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in North Carolina
There are 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.
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- Sapna Hayes, DDSAsheville, NC 288031174504500
- Michael Justice, DDSAsheville, NC 288031457554107
- Christopher Kennerly, D.D.S.Asheville, NC 288031275517963
- Daniel Leonard, DDSAsheville, NC 288031023157880
- Jeffrey Loftin, DDSAsheville, NC 288031235300591
Common questions
What is Pamela Van Praag, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Pamela Van Praag, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780028084, issued on Apr 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pamela Van Praag, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Yorkshire St, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 277-3474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pamela Van Praag, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 8733, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Pamela Van Praag, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pamela Van Praag, D.D.S. had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.