Tony Tharakan, DDS
Dentist · Philadelphia, PA
Tony Tharakan, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629641840, issued on Jul 24, 2021. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS043297, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tony Tharakan
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- DS043297 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2107B Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19149
- Phone
- (215) 235-4060
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tony Tharakan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license DS043297Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin47 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate28 claims
- Ibuprofen28 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 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: $14.07
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America 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.
Tony Tharakan among 3,339 dentist records in Pennsylvania
Tony Tharakan, DDS is one of 3,339 dentist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 74% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Tony Tharakan, DDS's NPI number?
Tony Tharakan, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629641840, issued on Jul 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tony Tharakan, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2107B Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19149. Phone: (215) 235-4060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tony Tharakan, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS043297, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tony Tharakan, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tony Tharakan, DDS had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 63 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.