NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Taghikhani, DMD

General Practice Dentistry · Houston, TX

Sara Taghikhani, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1497248819, issued on Jun 11, 2018. Check the license (Texas 34084, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497248819
Name
Sara Taghikhani
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
34084 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3233 W Dallas St Apt 1501, Houston, TX 77019
Phone
(832) 814-1856
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2018
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2023
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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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.

  1. Sara Taghikhani13
  2. Specialty average83

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: $16.27

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. 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.

  1. Sara Taghikhani$16.27
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Sara Taghikhani among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas

Sara Taghikhani, 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 2018, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 20% 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 updated2023 · 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.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edwin Cordray, D.D.S.Houston, TX 770191336346014
  2. Arthur Grove, DDSHouston, TX 770191851315600
  3. Barbara Johnson, D.D.S.Houston, TX 770191457369936
  4. Temilola Joseph, DDSHouston, TX 770191154068237
  5. Cory Logan, D.D.S.Houston, TX 770191265529226
  6. Daniel Markham, D.D.S.Houston, TX 770191992837157
  7. Meera Patel, DDSHouston, TX 770191528637576
  8. Sridhar Sista, D.D.S.Houston, TX 770191881915650

Common questions

What is Sara Taghikhani, DMD's NPI number?

Sara Taghikhani, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497248819, issued on Jun 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Taghikhani, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3233 W Dallas St Apt 1501, Houston, TX, 77019. Phone: (832) 814-1856. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Taghikhani, DMD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 34084, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sara Taghikhani, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Taghikhani, 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.