NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Portia Denise Turner, DDS

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Torrance, CA

Portia Denise Turner, DDS is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1982937785, issued on Sep 10, 2009. Check the license (California 35036, 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
1982937785
Name
Portia Denise Turner
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
License number
35036 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(310) 668-4676
Enumerated
Sep 10, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 884-3263
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 1000 W Carson St

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

  1. Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
  2. Brenda Abarca, MDPsychiatry Physician1407485527
  3. Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
  4. Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
  5. Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
  6. Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125

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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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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $37.17

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Portia Turner$37.17
  2. Specialty average$1,077.58

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

Portia Denise Turner among 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in California

Portia Denise Turner, DDS is one of 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • Record last updated2009 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in California

There are 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in California.

The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jacob Agatstein, D.M.D.Torrance, CA 905021932410842
  2. Eric Crum, DMDTorrance, CA 905021285825307
  3. James Habashy, DDSTorrance, CA 905021659682565
  4. Dominique MedinaTorrance, CA 905021598152803
  5. Julia Noguchi, DDSTorrance, CA 905021861334757
  6. Mark Wood, D.D.STorrance, CA 905021558671065
  7. Paul GrinTorrance, CA 905031700888278
  8. David Smith, DDS, MDTorrance, CA 905031285891366

Common questions

What is Portia Denise Turner, DDS's NPI number?

Portia Denise Turner, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982937785, issued on Sep 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Portia Denise Turner, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 668-4676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Portia Denise Turner, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 35036, 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.