Samira Houshiar, D.D.S.
Dentist · Costa Mesa, CA
Samira Houshiar, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Costa Mesa, California, and NPI 1992146229, issued on Jul 15, 2013. Check the license (California 48723, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samira Houshiar
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 48723 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2969 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
- Phone
- (562) 988-7788
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2969 Harbor Blvd
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Verify Samira Houshiar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 48723Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
159 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin40 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate31 claims
- Ibuprofen30 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Methylprednisolone16 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: $223.35
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was gift; the largest payer was Henry Schein, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Samira Houshiar among 14,729 dentist records in California
Samira Houshiar, D.D.S. is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 73% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 dentist records list a practice address in Costa Mesa
They are 39 of the 4,286 NPPES records with a practice address in Costa Mesa, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Samira Houshiar, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Samira Houshiar, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992146229, issued on Jul 15, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samira Houshiar, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2969 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626. Phone: (562) 988-7788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samira Houshiar, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 48723, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samira Houshiar, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samira Houshiar, D.D.S. had 159 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.