Samuel M. Shames, DMD
Dentist · Waltham, MA
Samuel M. Shames, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Waltham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1821020488, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts MA13328, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Samuel M. Shames
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- MA13328 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 875 Main St, Waltham, MA 02451
- Phone
- (781) 647-0772
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 647-1086
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel M. Shames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license MA13328Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Samuel M. Shames among 2,934 dentist records in Massachusetts
Samuel M. Shames, DMD is one of 2,934 dentist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 63% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 dentist records list a practice address in Waltham
They are 31 of the 2,111 NPPES records with a practice address in Waltham, and 2,934 dentist records in Massachusetts. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Samuel M. Shames, DMD's NPI number?
Samuel M. Shames, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821020488, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel M. Shames, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 875 Main St, Waltham, MA, 02451. Phone: (781) 647-0772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel M. Shames, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number MA13328, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts 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. 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.