NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Bruce Brown, DDS

Dentist · Torrance, CA

Steven Bruce Brown, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1699018556, issued on Mar 28, 2013. Check the license (California 33696, 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
1699018556
Name
Steven Bruce Brown
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
33696 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3480 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
Phone
(310) 543-1234
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 543-8795
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 3480 Torrance Blvd

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

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  2. James Mellert, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1174631071
  3. Jinyoung ShinDentist1811340771

Verify Steven Bruce Brown 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: $20.32

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was OraPharma, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. 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. Steven Brown$20.32
  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.

Steven Bruce Brown among 14,729 dentist records in California

Steven Bruce Brown, 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 2013, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 60% of these records are older, 37% 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 updated2014 · 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).

127 dentist records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 127 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tammie Adams, DMDTorrance, CA 905031407890056
  2. Houman Baratian, DDSTorrance, CA 905031043489677
  3. Joshua Chiu, DDSTorrance, CA 905031982834636
  4. Albert ChiuTorrance, CA 905031972733665
  5. Laurence Huey, D.D.STorrance, CA 905031669689162
  6. Hung Chieh Hwang, D.D.S.Torrance, CA 905031174648174
  7. Eric Johnson, DDSTorrance, CA 905031669537767
  8. Sharareh Khoshbin, D.D.S.Torrance, CA 905031700908134

Common questions

What is Steven Bruce Brown, DDS's NPI number?

Steven Bruce Brown, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699018556, issued on Mar 28, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Bruce Brown, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3480 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 543-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Bruce Brown, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 33696, 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.