NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sophia I. Bulucea, DMD

Dentist · Cupertino, CA

Sophia I. Bulucea, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Cupertino, California, and NPI 1922173673, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (California 52348, 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
1922173673
Name
Sophia I. Bulucea
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
52348 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10353 Torre Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone
(408) 257-0723
Enumerated
Nov 21, 2006
Record last updated
May 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(408) 257-0726
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 10353 Torre Ave

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

  1. Michael Cornelison, D.P.M.Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1215020730
  2. Adam Howard, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1679712624
  3. Manjul Patwardhan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1659398360

Verify Sophia I. Bulucea 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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Industry payments in 2024: $523.91

4 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. Sophia Bulucea$523.91
  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.

Sophia I. Bulucea among 14,729 dentist records in California

Sophia I. Bulucea, DMD 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 updated2012 · 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).

41 dentist records list a practice address in Cupertino

They are 41 of the 945 NPPES records with a practice address in Cupertino, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Preethi Bangalore, DDSCupertino, CA 950141912934332
  2. Cheng Po Feng, DDSCupertino, CA 950141881743037
  3. Nava Gabbay, DDSCupertino, CA 950141578601316
  4. Dennis Hong, DDSCupertino, CA 950141609965151
  5. Arnel Lee, D.D.S.Cupertino, CA 950141851307870
  6. Ying-Chu Lin, D.M.D.Cupertino, CA 950141467518688
  7. Alex Pagonis, DDSCupertino, CA 950141821132341
  8. Gary Pagonis, DDSCupertino, CA 950141467596981

Common questions

What is Sophia I. Bulucea, DMD's NPI number?

Sophia I. Bulucea, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922173673, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sophia I. Bulucea, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10353 Torre Ave, Cupertino, CA, 95014. Phone: (408) 257-0723. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sophia I. Bulucea, DMD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 52348, 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.