Steven Jay Kend, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Torrance, CA
Steven Jay Kend, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1942364252, issued on Dec 21, 2006. Check the license (California D21906, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Jay Kend
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- D21906 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3610 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 373-8821
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 373-0629
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3610 Lomita Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven Jay Kend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license D21906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $15.76
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Steven Jay Kend among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Steven Jay Kend, 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% 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 updated2007 · 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).
195 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 195 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
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Common questions
What is Steven Jay Kend, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Steven Jay Kend, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942364252, issued on Dec 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Jay Kend, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3610 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 373-8821. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Jay Kend, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number D21906, 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.