NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard L. Saran, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · Phoenix, AZ

Richard L. Saran, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1356349070, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 3966, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona 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
1356349070
Name
Richard L. Saran
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
3966 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16251 N Cave Creek RD, Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone
(480) 882-4545
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2025
Fax
(602) 910-2941
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250804001317); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 16251 N Cave Creek RD

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

  1. Basma Adwan, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1639151566
  2. Cassandra Altamirano, PA-CPhysician Assistant1942608690
  3. Brandon Bolton, RDNRegistered Dietitian1548811979
  4. Monica Booth, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1457708638
  5. Sheila Doyle, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1760808638
  6. Melissa Eastep, LCSWClinical Social Worker1548614852

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona 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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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

39 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Richard Saran39
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin20 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: $13.82

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona 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.

  1. Richard Saran$13.82
  2. Specialty average$597.01

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

Richard L. Saran among 2,482 general practice dentistry records in Arizona

Richard L. Saran, D.D.S. is one of 2,482 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 1% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2013 among the 25 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 68% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

461 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Phoenix

They are 461 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 2,482 general practice dentistry records in Arizona.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Basma Adwan, DDSPhoenix, AZ 850321639151566
  2. Matthew Cavendish, D.D.S.Phoenix, AZ 850321922019462
  3. Brett Dameron, DDSPhoenix, AZ 850321689739674
  4. Arnold Gerard, DDSPhoenix, AZ 850321356466213
  5. Jeffrey Krohn, D.D.S.Phoenix, AZ 850321629136585
  6. Pnina Levine, DDSPhoenix, AZ 850321265499156
  7. Erika RowePhoenix, AZ 850321053477042
  8. Kurt RowePhoenix, AZ 850321881750883

Common questions

What is Richard L. Saran, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Richard L. Saran, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356349070, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard L. Saran, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16251 N Cave Creek RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85032. Phone: (480) 882-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard L. Saran, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 3966, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richard L. Saran, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard L. Saran, D.D.S. had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.