NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rick Dawson, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · Salisbury, MD

Rick Dawson, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Salisbury, Maryland, and NPI 1003937657, issued on Apr 2, 2007. Check the license (Maryland 11798, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland 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
1003937657
Name
Rick Dawson
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
11798 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
551 Riverside Dr, Salisbury, MD 21801
Phone
(410) 546-7770
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(410) 546-7749
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 34 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. Rick Dawson54
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin28 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: $214.74

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SprintRay 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. Rick Dawson$214.74
  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.

Rick Dawson among 2,408 general practice dentistry records in Maryland

Rick Dawson, D.D.S. is one of 2,408 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Maryland. 62% 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 28% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 28% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 72% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Salisbury

They are 42 of the 2,292 NPPES records with a practice address in Salisbury, and 2,408 general practice dentistry records in Maryland.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Glen Bowers, DDSSalisbury, MD 218011821290289
  2. James Donaldson, D.D.S.Salisbury, MD 218011689809584
  3. Kathleen Geipe, DDSSalisbury, MD 218011073733242
  4. Robert Gore, DDSSalisbury, MD 218011326223199
  5. Dhileep Jinna, DMDSalisbury, MD 218011750693818
  6. Bryan Kaputa, DDSSalisbury, MD 218011235274986
  7. Paul Kuk, DDSSalisbury, MD 218011356494355
  8. Fakhira Nafees, DMDSalisbury, MD 218011083055511

Common questions

What is Rick Dawson, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Rick Dawson, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003937657, issued on Apr 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rick Dawson, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 551 Riverside Dr, Salisbury, MD, 21801. Phone: (410) 546-7770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rick Dawson, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number 11798, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rick Dawson, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rick Dawson, D.D.S. had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 34 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.