Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Poonam Rai, DDS

Dentist · Crescent City, CA

Poonam Rai, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Crescent City, California, and NPI 1881842169, issued on Aug 28, 2008. Check the license (California 57512, 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 recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1881842169
Name
Poonam Rai
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License numbers
57512 CA
24352 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
550 E Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA 95531
Phone
(972) 632-9236
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2008
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 550 E Washington Blvd

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

  1. Rita Ablowitz, RNRegistered Nurse1043407539
  2. Samuel Ambrosia, RNRegistered Nurse1487826012
  3. Gustavo Aragones, RDHDental Hygienist1730765850
  4. Assal Aslani, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1770935405
  5. Susan Blake, RNRegistered Nurse1447663737
  6. Michael Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1003252271

Verify Poonam Rai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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 →

58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

38 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 90 among the 51,502 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Poonam Rai38
  2. Specialty average90

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin16 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: $68.52

3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc.. The 32,932 providers of this specialty with any payment received $579.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Poonam Rai$68.52
  2. Specialty average$579.61

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

10 dentist records list a Crescent City practice address

They are 10 of the 458 NPPES records with a Crescent City practice address, and 14,906 dentist records in California.

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  4. Michael Aaronson, DDSSan Rafael, CA1992029722
  5. Autumn Abadesco, DDSLa Puente, CA1952857237
  6. Behzad Abadi, DMDDowney, CA1588879100
  7. Esfandiar Abadi, DDSSacramento, CA1992926448
  8. Bahareh AbadianSan Jose, CA1689169005
  9. Reza Abaei Tafreshi, DDSIrvine, CA1134656804
  10. Michael AbaianSherman Oaks, CA1023263167

Common questions

What is Poonam Rai, DDS's NPI number?

Poonam Rai, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881842169, issued on Aug 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Poonam Rai, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 E Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA, 95531. Phone: (972) 632-9236. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Poonam Rai, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 57512, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Poonam Rai, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Poonam Rai, DDS had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 90. 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.