Ruth O. Lima, DDS
Public Health Dentistry · Hayesville, NC
Ruth O. Lima, DDS is a public health dentistry with a practice address in Hayesville, North Carolina, and NPI 1811964141, issued on Mar 7, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9349, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth O. Lima
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Public Health Dentistry 1223D0001X
- License numbers
- 9349 NC
7186 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 345 Courthouse Dr, Hayesville, NC 28904
- Phone
- (828) 389-8052
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 389-8533
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth O. Lima in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 9349Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average public health dentistry in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 72 among the 375 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin27 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.
Ruth O. Lima among 61 public health dentistry records in North Carolina
Ruth O. Lima, DDS is one of 61 public health dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 43% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 43% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223D0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 public health dentistry records list a practice address in Hayesville
They are 3 of the 89 NPPES records with a practice address in Hayesville, and 61 public health dentistry records in North Carolina.
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The 8 public health dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Dolven, DDSHayesville, NC 289041568531358
- Michael Regan, DDSHayesville, NC 289041972672764
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- Miguel Ibarra, DDSMurphy, NC 289061003594326
- Veronica Caballero, DDSAsheville, NC 288011992689848
- Brianna Gill, DMDAsheville, NC 288011407694540
- Alex Green, DMDAsheville, NC 288011477113975
- Savanna Harrison, DDSAsheville, NC 288011043062185
Common questions
What is Ruth O. Lima, DDS's NPI number?
Ruth O. Lima, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811964141, issued on Mar 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth O. Lima, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 Courthouse Dr, Hayesville, NC, 28904. Phone: (828) 389-8052. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth O. Lima, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9349, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruth O. Lima, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth O. Lima, DDS had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among public health dentistry prescribers was 72. 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.