Shemika L. Sample, DDS
Dentist · Silver Spring, MD
Shemika L. Sample, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1194024869, issued on Mar 21, 2011. Check the license (Maryland 17477, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shemika L. Sample
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License numbers
- 17477 MD
0401414041 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 344 University Blvd W, Silver Spring, MD 20901
- Phone
- (202) 483-8196
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 344 University Blvd W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shemika L. Sample in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license 17477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 61 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.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin65 claims
- Ibuprofen43 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: $11.59
1 payment: 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Shemika L. Sample among 1,870 dentist records in Maryland
Shemika L. Sample, DDS is one of 1,870 dentist records with a practice address in Maryland. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 51% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 69% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
104 dentist records list a practice address in Silver Spring
They are 104 of the 6,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver Spring, and 1,870 dentist records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Shemika L. Sample, DDS's NPI number?
Shemika L. Sample, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194024869, issued on Mar 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shemika L. Sample, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 344 University Blvd W, Silver Spring, MD, 20901. Phone: (202) 483-8196. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shemika L. Sample, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number 17477, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shemika L. Sample, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shemika L. Sample, DDS had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 61 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.