NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricky Patel, DMD

Dentist · Canton, GA

Ricky Patel, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Canton, Georgia, and NPI 1740636166, issued on May 5, 2016. Check the license (Georgia DN015351, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740636166
Name
Ricky Patel
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
DN015351 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8701 Knox Bridge Hwy, Canton, GA 30114
Phone
(205) 934-2700
Enumerated
May 5, 2016
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 8701 Knox Bridge Hwy

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  1. Basmah ArefGeneral Practice Dentistry1912690165
  2. Douglas DickeyGeneral Practice Dentistry1184830614
  3. Nicholas Kirkpatrick, D.M.DDentist1831347665

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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

67 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ricky Patel67
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin26 claims
  2. Ibuprofen13 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: $187.88

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Ricky Patel$187.88
  2. Specialty average$540.36

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

24 dentist records list a practice address in Canton

They are 24 of the 1,331 NPPES records with a practice address in Canton, and 2,056 dentist records in Georgia.

Other dentist records in Georgia

  1. Bailey Aab, DDSSavannah, GA1700562584
  2. James Abbott, DMDSuwanee, GA1689244345
  3. Frederick Abeles, DDSAtlanta, GA1811150105
  4. Dinah Absi, D.M.DMarietta, GA1427177310
  5. Abigail Adams, D.M.D.Columbus, GA1275940215
  6. Amanda Adams, DDSMcDonough, GA1780425843
  7. Christopher AdamsAcworth, GA1679676092
  8. Matthew Adams, DMDColumbus, GA1811001092
  9. Melisa Adams, DMDBlakely, GA1619593613
  10. Sandra Adams-Smith, DMDSavannah, GA1851302392

Common questions

What is Ricky Patel, DMD's NPI number?

Ricky Patel, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740636166, issued on May 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricky Patel, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8701 Knox Bridge Hwy, Canton, GA, 30114. Phone: (205) 934-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricky Patel, DMD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number DN015351, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ricky Patel, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ricky Patel, DMD had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 39 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.