NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sophia Kalawi, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · La Mesa, CA

Sophia Kalawi, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1588980007, issued on Apr 8, 2010. Check the license (California 58838, 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
1588980007
Name
Sophia Kalawi
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
58838 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8366 University Ave, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone
(619) 463-9301
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 463-3516
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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  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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sophia Kalawi30
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin13 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: $135.42

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was BioHorizons Implant Systems Inc. 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. Sophia Kalawi$135.42
  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.

Sophia Kalawi among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

Sophia Kalawi, D.D.S. is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 79% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

70 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in La Mesa

They are 70 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vernon Au, DDSLa Mesa, CA 919421861591844
  2. Ramon Cabungcal, DMDLa Mesa, CA 919421265402945
  3. Richard Evans, D.D.S.La Mesa, CA 919421780673202
  4. Howard Feffer, DDSLa Mesa, CA 919421427140706
  5. Gary France, DDSLa Mesa, CA 919421669446589
  6. Kambiz Ghandehari, DDSLa Mesa, CA 919421063523355
  7. Jeffrey Gray, D.D.S.La Mesa, CA 919421174624209
  8. Jerry Herring, DDSLa Mesa, CA 919421487762233

Common questions

What is Sophia Kalawi, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Sophia Kalawi, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588980007, issued on Apr 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sophia Kalawi, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8366 University Ave, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 463-9301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sophia Kalawi, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 58838, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sophia Kalawi, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sophia Kalawi, D.D.S. had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; 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.