NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patricia Vetlesen Westwood, DDS, MS

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry · San Diego, CA

Patricia Vetlesen Westwood, DDS, MS is an orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1164584801, issued on Dec 15, 2006. Check the license (California 47332, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1164584801
Name
Patricia Vetlesen Westwood
Credential
DDS, MS
Primary taxonomy
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry 1223X0400X
License number
47332 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4633 Ingraham St Ste C, San Diego, CA 92109
Phone
(858) 866-1551
Enumerated
Dec 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $14.93

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was American Orthodontics Corporation. The 7,622 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,641.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Patricia Westwood$14.93
  2. Specialty average$1,641.73

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

Patricia Vetlesen Westwood among 1,881 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in California

Patricia Vetlesen Westwood, DDS, MS is one of 1,881 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with a practice address in California. 56% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223X0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry providers in California

There are 1,881 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in California.

The 8 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Campillo PeraltaSan Diego, CA 921081801294301
  2. Peter Vrontikis, DDS, MSSan Diego, CA 921081457748212
  3. Adam Wells, DMDSan Diego, CA 921081427153642
  4. Will Andrews, D.D.S.San Diego, CA 921071396769303
  5. Robert Jacob, D.D.S.San Diego, CA 921111215093315
  6. Geoffrey Kopecky, DDSSan Diego, CA 921111083796692
  7. Richard McLaughlin, D.D.S.San Diego, CA 921071962661652
  8. Paul Upatham, D.D.S., M.S.San Diego, CA 921071619136330

Common questions

What is Patricia Vetlesen Westwood, DDS, MS's NPI number?

Patricia Vetlesen Westwood, DDS, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164584801, issued on Dec 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patricia Vetlesen Westwood, DDS, MS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4633 Ingraham St Ste C, San Diego, CA, 92109. Phone: (858) 866-1551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patricia Vetlesen Westwood, DDS, MS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 47332, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.