Sara Dao, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Houston, TX
Sara Dao, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1568206266, issued on Jun 19, 2024. Check the license (Texas 40657, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Dao
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 40657 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 961 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (281) 661-3529
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 961 N Shepherd Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sandra Raouf, D.D.SDentist1477078350
Verify Sara Dao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 40657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $12.79
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ultradent Products Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Sara Dao among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas
Sara Dao, DMD is one of 10,056 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 96% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,316 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,316 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Sara Dao, DMD's NPI number?
Sara Dao, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568206266, issued on Jun 19, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Dao, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 961 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (281) 661-3529. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Dao, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 40657, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara Dao, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Dao, DMD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.