Richard F. Dest, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Charlotte, NC
Richard F. Dest, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1477768745, issued on May 11, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 5283, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard F. Dest
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 5283 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8305 University Executive Park Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262
- Phone
- (704) 547-1279
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 547-8383
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8305 University Executive Park Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard F. Dest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5283Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $65.55
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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 F. Dest among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
Richard F. Dest, DDS is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
377 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 377 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Richard F. Dest, DDS's NPI number?
Richard F. Dest, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477768745, issued on May 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard F. Dest, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8305 University Executive Park Drive, Charlotte, NC, 28262. Phone: (704) 547-1279. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard F. Dest, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5283, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina 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.