NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy Dean Brunson, DDS, MS

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry · Escondido, CA

Timothy Dean Brunson, DDS, MS is an orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1790930758, issued on Nov 18, 2008. Check the license (California 54532, 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
1790930758
Name
Timothy Dean Brunson
Credential
DDS, MS
Primary taxonomy
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry 1223X0400X
License number
54532 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
910 E Grand Ave Ste E, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone
(760) 746-3450
Enumerated
Nov 18, 2008
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $408.67

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Forestadent USA, Inc. The 7,622 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,641.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Timothy Brunson$408.67
  2. Specialty average$1,641.73

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Timothy Dean Brunson among 1,881 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in California

Timothy Dean Brunson, DDS, MS is one of 1,881 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry 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 2008, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 51% of these records are older, 42% 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 updated2008 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223X0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry providers in California

There are 1,881 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in California.

The 8 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cyrus Aghdam, DDSEscondido, CA 920251992221493
  2. Neelab Anwar, DDSEscondido, CA 920251114415056
  3. Bradford Baker, DDS, MSEscondido, CA 920251619017779
  4. Blair Fadem, D.D.S.Escondido, CA 920251912066713
  5. Christian Fortney, DDSEscondido, CA 920251548376957
  6. Rich Hardie, D.D.S., M.S.Escondido, CA 920251689719668
  7. Liliana Hernandez, DDSEscondido, CA 920251124111885
  8. Lawrence Michel, DDSEscondido, CA 920251023118577

Common questions

What is Timothy Dean Brunson, DDS, MS's NPI number?

Timothy Dean Brunson, DDS, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790930758, issued on Nov 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy Dean Brunson, DDS, MS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 910 E Grand Ave Ste E, Escondido, CA, 92025. Phone: (760) 746-3450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy Dean Brunson, DDS, MS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 54532, 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.