NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sheryl Lm Nelson, DDS

Dentist · Encinitas, CA

Sheryl Lm Nelson, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1225044159, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (California 44958, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225044159
Name
Sheryl Lm Nelson
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
44958 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1011 Devonshire Dr Ste C-1, Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone
(760) 846-9190
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 704-8082
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 California board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $101.96

2 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. Sheryl Nelson$101.96
  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.

Sheryl Lm Nelson among 14,729 dentist records in California

Sheryl Lm Nelson, DDS 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 82% 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 updated2020 · 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).

33 dentist records list a practice address in Encinitas

They are 33 of the 1,874 NPPES records with a practice address in Encinitas, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Braunstein, DDSEncinitas, CA 920241356358105
  2. Beth Forman, D.D.S.Encinitas, CA 920241417141151
  3. Laurie Gan, DDSEncinitas, CA 920241225251846
  4. Richard Gill, D.D.S.Encinitas, CA 920241942396361
  5. Stacy Godes, DDSEncinitas, CA 920241669669719
  6. Steven Horne, D.D.S.Encinitas, CA 920241609062561
  7. Michael Klein, D.M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241619026101
  8. Michael Lefebvre, D.D.S.Encinitas, CA 920241164553368

Common questions

What is Sheryl Lm Nelson, DDS's NPI number?

Sheryl Lm Nelson, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225044159, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sheryl Lm Nelson, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1011 Devonshire Dr Ste C-1, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 846-9190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sheryl Lm Nelson, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 44958, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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. 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.