Richard A. Caron, D.M.D., P.A
Dentist · Tupelo, MS
Richard A. Caron, D.M.D., P.A is a dentist with a practice address in Tupelo, Mississippi, and NPI 1538373352, issued on May 10, 2007. Check the license (Mississippi 2259-86, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Caron
- Credential
- D.M.D., P.A
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 2259-86 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Park Gate Dr, Tupelo, MS 38801
- Phone
- (662) 840-1535
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 844-3823
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 Park Gate Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Emilie Russell, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1992475438
Verify Richard A. Caron in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 2259-86Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 80 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. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin75 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl22 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 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: $23.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Richard A. Caron among 536 dentist records in Mississippi
Richard A. Caron, D.M.D., P.A is one of 536 dentist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 69% 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 25% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 25% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Mississippi
There are 536 dentist records in Mississippi.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mindelyn Austin, DMDTupelo, MS 388011851586309
- Kenneth Austin, DMDTupelo, MS 388011043405590
- Abdullah Elassouli, DDSTupelo, MS 388011841762200
- Robert Field, DDSTupelo, MS 388011619083748
- Chris Hester, D M DTupelo, MS 388011649492125
- Noah Hill, DDSTupelo, MS 388011821981374
- James Jones, DDSTupelo, MS 388011558418194
- John Kenney, D.D.S., P.ATupelo, MS 388011609080407
Common questions
What is Richard A. Caron, D.M.D., P.A's NPI number?
Richard A. Caron, D.M.D., P.A's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538373352, issued on May 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Caron, D.M.D., P.A located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Park Gate Dr, Tupelo, MS, 38801. Phone: (662) 840-1535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Caron, D.M.D., P.A's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 2259-86, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard A. Caron, D.M.D., P.A prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Caron, D.M.D., P.A had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.