NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pooja Bhalla

Dentist · Hawthorne, CA

Pooja Bhalla is a dentist with a practice address in Hawthorne, California, and NPI 1659416758, issued on Feb 20, 2007. Check the license (California 56609, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659416758
Name
Pooja Bhalla
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
56609 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13450 Hawthorne Blvd, Hawthorne, CA 90250
Phone
(310) 679-0106
Enumerated
Feb 20, 2007
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 13450 Hawthorne Blvd

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

  1. Uyen AndradeDental Hygienist1477019289
  2. Nelwina Arambulo, D.M.D.Dentist1427242494
  3. Carmencita Aviles, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1336294974
  4. Jose Cayetano Cadiz, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1912111907
  5. Catherine Cruz-Catipon, RDADental Assistant1730360421
  6. Nadine Danan, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1518171602

Verify Pooja Bhalla in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
    Search for license 56609
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

103 Medicare Part D claims for 50 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. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Pooja Bhalla103
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin41 claims
  2. Ibuprofen36 claims
  3. Acetaminophen-Codeine11 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.

35 dentist records list a practice address in Hawthorne

They are 35 of the 818 NPPES records with a practice address in Hawthorne, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

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Common questions

What is Pooja Bhalla's NPI number?

Pooja Bhalla's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659416758, issued on Feb 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pooja Bhalla located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13450 Hawthorne Blvd, Hawthorne, CA, 90250. Phone: (310) 679-0106. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pooja Bhalla's license?

NPPES lists California license number 56609, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Pooja Bhalla prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pooja Bhalla had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.