NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shanna Lim Nwachokor, D.D.S.

Dentist · Los Angeles, CA

Shanna Lim Nwachokor, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1669914420, issued on Nov 10, 2016. Check the license (California 100974, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1669914420
Name
Shanna Lim Nwachokor
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
100974 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11725 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Phone
(310) 391-7173
Enumerated
Nov 10, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2025
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 11725 W Washington Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Patricia Arciniega, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1639394901
  2. Maria Nenefil Besin, D.D.SDentist1144398470
  3. George Lim, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1053526129
  4. Sabeeha TabassumDentist1831877430
  5. Fabian Taghdiri, DDSDentist1275837981

Verify Shanna Lim Nwachokor in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

108 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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.

  1. Shanna Nwachokor108
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin49 claims
  2. Ibuprofen44 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: $470.77

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, 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. Shanna Nwachokor$470.77
  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.

Shanna Lim Nwachokor among 14,729 dentist records in California

Shanna Lim Nwachokor, 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 2016, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 27% 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 updated2025 · 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).

881 dentist records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 881 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Meir Agaki, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900661205921269
  2. Maria Nenefil Besin, D.D.SLos Angeles, CA 900661144398470
  3. Pasha Hakimzadeh, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900661942469689
  4. Monem Hamoud, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900661841359981
  5. Steve Kigawa, D.D.S.Los Angeles, CA 900661811015019
  6. Shepard Kokin, D.D.S.Los Angeles, CA 900661801809603
  7. Benny NabizadehLos Angeles, CA 900661659564052
  8. Paul Palmer, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900661700946753

Common questions

What is Shanna Lim Nwachokor, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Shanna Lim Nwachokor, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669914420, issued on Nov 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shanna Lim Nwachokor, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11725 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90066. Phone: (310) 391-7173. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shanna Lim Nwachokor, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 100974, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Shanna Lim Nwachokor, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shanna Lim Nwachokor, D.D.S. had 108 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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.