NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert P. Hollowell, DDS

Dentist · Chapel Hill, NC

Robert P. Hollowell, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1629099171, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 5497, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629099171
Name
Robert P. Hollowell
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
5497 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
140 Dental Circle, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(919) 537-3866
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2025
Fax
(919) 537-3628
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111026000983); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina School Of Dentistry, 1986
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.

  1. Robert Hollowell96
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate39 claims
  2. Sodium Fluoride 5000 Dry Mouth16 claims
  3. Lorazepam11 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF North Carolina Hospitals AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Robert P. Hollowell among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina

Robert P. Hollowell, DDS is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · under 1% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2017 among the 18 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

119 dentist records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 119 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly Bailey, D.D.S.Chapel Hill, NC 275991619281805
  2. Elizabeth Griffis, D.M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991659620136
  3. Wen Pui Bien Lai, B.D.S.Chapel Hill, NC 275991912158833
  4. Suellen McCauley, DDSChapel Hill, NC 275991205267556
  5. Elizabeth Miller, DDSChapel Hill, NC 275991528258290
  6. Vilhelm Olafsson, DDSChapel Hill, NC 275991912310053
  7. Gustavo Oliveira, D.D.S., M.S.Chapel Hill, NC 275991871805515
  8. Jason Pollei, D.D.S.Chapel Hill, NC 275991952520702

Common questions

What is Robert P. Hollowell, DDS's NPI number?

Robert P. Hollowell, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629099171, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert P. Hollowell, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 Dental Circle, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 537-3866. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert P. Hollowell, DDS's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5497, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Robert P. Hollowell, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert P. Hollowell, DDS had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert P. Hollowell, DDS's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.