NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Ross Edmonds, DDS, MDS

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry · Nashville, TN

Ruth Ross Edmonds, DDS, MDS is an orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1548258056, issued on Oct 10, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee DS0000007624, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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
1548258056
Name
Ruth Ross Edmonds
Credential
DDS, MDS
Primary taxonomy
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry 1223X0400X
License number
DS0000007624 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1704 Charlotte Ave Ste 100, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 321-3663
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 321-3664
Medicaid ID
3226814 TN
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 Tennessee board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $141.57

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Forestadent USA, Inc. The 7,622 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,641.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ruth Edmonds$141.57
  2. Specialty average$1,641.73

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

Ruth Ross Edmonds among 245 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in Tennessee

Ruth Ross Edmonds, DDS, MDS is one of 245 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with a practice address in Tennessee. 60% 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, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223X0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry providers in Tennessee

There are 245 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in Tennessee.

The 8 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samuel Collins, D.M.DNashville, TN 372011144763749
  2. Harold Fredericks, D.D.S., M.S.Nashville, TN 372051558350348
  3. Brice Gilliam, D.D.S.Nashville, TN 372061649650540
  4. Shyam Malhotra, DDSNashville, TN 372081740341148
  5. Roy Berkon, ROY BERKON D.D.S.Nashville, TN 372091477798205
  6. Melvin Polk, DDSNashville, TN 372111821078155
  7. Marion Messersmith, DDS, MSDNashville, TN 372121386708642
  8. Arthur Anderson, DMD MSNashville, TN 372151760583116

Common questions

What is Ruth Ross Edmonds, DDS, MDS's NPI number?

Ruth Ross Edmonds, DDS, MDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548258056, issued on Oct 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Ross Edmonds, DDS, MDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1704 Charlotte Ave Ste 100, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 321-3663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Ross Edmonds, DDS, MDS's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number DS0000007624, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee 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.