NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Lewis Priftakis, DMD

General Practice Dentistry · Silver City, NM

Stephen Lewis Priftakis, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Silver City, New Mexico, and NPI 1780688176, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico DD5627, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico 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
1780688176
Name
Stephen Lewis Priftakis
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License numbers
DD5627 NM
5811 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1007 N Pope St, Silver City, NM 88061
Phone
(575) 388-1511
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2022
Fax
(575) 313-8236
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 1007 N Pope St

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

  1. Roberto Aguero Blau, MDFamily Medicine Physician1538555461
  2. Evan AlfonsoGeneral Practice Dentistry1467383760
  3. Aretha AmundsonMental Health Counselor1316484801
  4. Aviva Ariel, LCSW,LISW, CSAC, ATRClinical Social Worker1366690968
  5. Ana Arizaga, MDPsychiatry Physician1326095498
  6. Cynthia Bates, PNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1487485264

Verify Stephen Lewis Priftakis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico 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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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

27 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Stephen Priftakis27
  2. Specialty average83

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: $41.77

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Envista Holdings Corporation. 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. Stephen Priftakis$41.77
  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.

Stephen Lewis Priftakis among 714 general practice dentistry records in New Mexico

Stephen Lewis Priftakis, DMD is one of 714 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% 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 updated2022 · 71% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Silver City

They are 9 of the 640 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver City, and 714 general practice dentistry records in New Mexico.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Evan AlfonsoSilver City, NM 880611467383760
  2. Caytlyn Bonura, DDSSilver City, NM 880611275808800
  3. W Garard, DDSSilver City, NM 880611285749663
  4. Douglas Gorthy, DDSSilver City, NM 880611215919394
  5. Phillip Huckans, DDSSilver City, NM 880611053304238
  6. Nitin Joshi, DMDSilver City, NM 880611659082212
  7. Ben Sherman, DDSSilver City, NM 880611891907028
  8. John Sherman, DDSSilver City, NM 880611336313634

Common questions

What is Stephen Lewis Priftakis, DMD's NPI number?

Stephen Lewis Priftakis, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780688176, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Lewis Priftakis, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1007 N Pope St, Silver City, NM, 88061. Phone: (575) 388-1511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Lewis Priftakis, DMD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number DD5627, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stephen Lewis Priftakis, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Lewis Priftakis, DMD had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.