NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ralph Van Shaffer, DMD

Prosthodontics · Williamsport, PA

Ralph Van Shaffer, DMD is a prosthodontics with a practice address in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1558412957, issued on Jan 15, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS-020882-L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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
1558412957
Name
Ralph Van Shaffer
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
Prosthodontics 1223P0700X
License number
DS-020882-L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 Washington Blvd, Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone
(570) 323-6116
Enumerated
Jan 15, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(570) 323-5850
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 1501 Washington Blvd

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania 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
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Industry payments in 2024: $28.94

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was honoraria; the largest payer was Benco Dental Supply Co. The 1,408 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,465.28 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ralph Shaffer$28.94
  2. Specialty average$3,465.28

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

Ralph Van Shaffer among 140 prosthodontics records in Pennsylvania

Ralph Van Shaffer, DMD is one of 140 prosthodontics records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 31% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 3% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0700X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Prosthodontics providers in Pennsylvania

There are 140 prosthodontics records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 prosthodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christian Silvaggio, DMDLancaster, PA 176031619006210
  2. Loren Genetti, DMD, MSLancaster, PA 176011346778651
  3. John Weierbach, DMDLancaster, PA 176011861520827
  4. Michelle Cantwell, DMDYork, PA 174021457457228
  5. Bernard Servagno, DMDFountain Hill, PA 180151942224555
  6. Ronald Hersh, D.M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180201992986764
  7. Richard Krill, DMDHanover, PA 173311811063639
  8. Gerald Weintraub, D.D.S.Gettysburg, PA 173251134323009

Common questions

What is Ralph Van Shaffer, DMD's NPI number?

Ralph Van Shaffer, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558412957, issued on Jan 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ralph Van Shaffer, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Washington Blvd, Williamsport, PA, 17701. Phone: (570) 323-6116. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ralph Van Shaffer, DMD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS-020882-L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania 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.