NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Terence John Dominic Chen, DDS

Dentist · Ridgecrest, CA

Terence John Dominic Chen, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Ridgecrest, California, and NPI 1164073847, issued on Sep 24, 2019. Check the license (California 103442, 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
1164073847
Name
Terence John Dominic Chen
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
103442 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1133 Chelsea St, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Phone
(951) 476-4300
Enumerated
Sep 24, 2019
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2023
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 1133 Chelsea St

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

  1. Jhoanne Ave, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1053151506
  2. Mary Parkhurst, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1679008551
  3. Shantell Utley, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1689443459

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

41 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Terence Chen41
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin21 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.

Terence John Dominic Chen among 14,729 dentist records in California

Terence John Dominic Chen, 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 2019, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 19% 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 updated2023 · 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).

8 dentist records list a practice address in Ridgecrest

They are 8 of the 485 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgecrest, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jong Gill Ahn, DDSRidgecrest, CA 935551275551277
  2. Michael Bachman, D.D.S.Ridgecrest, CA 935551831428929
  3. Michael Borchik, DDSRidgecrest, CA 935551417625211
  4. Booker BrownChina Lake, CA 935551639149065
  5. Joseph Hansen, D.D.S.Ridgecrest, CA 935551073913059
  6. Paul Mayberry, DDSRidgecrest, CA 935551063585222
  7. Lorna Offutt, D.D.S.Ridgecrest, CA 935551295029056
  8. Jack Tran, DDSRidgecrest, CA 935551700056777

Common questions

What is Terence John Dominic Chen, DDS's NPI number?

Terence John Dominic Chen, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164073847, issued on Sep 24, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Terence John Dominic Chen, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1133 Chelsea St, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555. Phone: (951) 476-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Terence John Dominic Chen, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 103442, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Terence John Dominic Chen, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Terence John Dominic Chen, DDS had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.

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