Tu Minh La, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Houston, TX
Tu Minh La, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1831228717, issued on Mar 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas 18131, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tu Minh La
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 18131 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13255 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77083
- Phone
- (281) 564-7979
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 564-8230
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 13255 Bellaire Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tu Minh La in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 18131Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin86 claims
- Ibuprofen50 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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: $88.48
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie 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.
Tu Minh La among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas
Tu Minh La, D.D.S. is one of 10,056 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 27% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 71% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,316 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,316 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Tu Minh La, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Tu Minh La, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831228717, issued on Mar 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tu Minh La, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13255 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX, 77083. Phone: (281) 564-7979. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tu Minh La, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 18131, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tu Minh La, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tu Minh La, D.D.S. had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.