Thomas D. Drakos, DDS
Dentist · Merrillville, IN
Thomas D. Drakos, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1881764116, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 12008969, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas D. Drakos
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 12008969 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8963 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 769-0744
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 769-0768
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8963 Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charlene Drakos, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1306157623
Verify Thomas D. Drakos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 12008969Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 45 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.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin32 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: $200.00
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Dentsply 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Thomas D. Drakos among 1,582 dentist records in Indiana
Thomas D. Drakos, DDS is one of 1,582 dentist records with a practice address in Indiana. 66% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 70% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 dentist records list a practice address in Merrillville
They are 21 of the 1,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrillville, and 1,582 dentist records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Thomas D. Drakos, DDS's NPI number?
Thomas D. Drakos, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881764116, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas D. Drakos, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8963 Broadway, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 769-0744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas D. Drakos, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 12008969, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas D. Drakos, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas D. Drakos, DDS had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 45 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.
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.