NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ryan Michael Knight, DDS

Dentist · Eldersburg, MD

Ryan Michael Knight, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Eldersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1649629262, issued on Jun 4, 2016. Check the license (Maryland 15954, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland 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
1649629262
Name
Ryan Michael Knight
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
15954 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1643 Liberty RD, Eldersburg, MD 21784
Phone
(410) 795-8878
Enumerated
Jun 4, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 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 1643 Liberty RD

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024

256 Medicare Part D claims for 70 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. 51 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ryan Knight256
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin71 claims
  2. Chlorhexidine Gluconate39 claims
  3. Ibuprofen38 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
  5. Acetaminophen-Codeine13 claims
  6. Cefdinir12 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: $482.00

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie 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. Ryan Knight$482.00
  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.

Ryan Michael Knight among 1,870 dentist records in Maryland

Ryan Michael Knight, DDS is one of 1,870 dentist records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2016, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 71% of these records are older, 27% 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 updated2016 · 69% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 dentist records list a practice address in Eldersburg

They are 8 of the 324 NPPES records with a practice address in Eldersburg, and 1,870 dentist records in Maryland.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zehra Baig-Asad, D.D.SEldersburg, MD 217841619952710
  2. Ronald Davis, D.D.S.Eldersburg, MD 217841518186659
  3. Sally Davis, DDSEldersburg, MD 217841942433842
  4. Amit DhandaEldersburg, MD 217841598409708
  5. Michael Hsu, DDS, MSEldersburg, MD 217841245857895
  6. Hamid Janloo, DDS PHDEldersburg, MD 217841538334172
  7. Kurt Linkoff, DDSEldersburg, MD 217841982829479
  8. Josephene Carr, DDSSmithsburg, MD 217831366378804

Common questions

What is Ryan Michael Knight, DDS's NPI number?

Ryan Michael Knight, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649629262, issued on Jun 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ryan Michael Knight, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1643 Liberty RD, Eldersburg, MD, 21784. Phone: (410) 795-8878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ryan Michael Knight, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number 15954, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ryan Michael Knight, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ryan Michael Knight, DDS had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 70 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.