Walter S. Kohnke, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Templeton, CA
Walter S. Kohnke, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Templeton, California, and NPI 1134230360, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California 48934, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter S. Kohnke
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 48934 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 325 Posada LN Ste C, Templeton, CA 93465
- Phone
- (805) 542-6702
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 542-6796
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter S. Kohnke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 48934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen18 claims
- Amoxicillin11 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.
Walter S. Kohnke among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Walter S. Kohnke, DDS is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 79% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Dentistry providers in California
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Common questions
What is Walter S. Kohnke, DDS's NPI number?
Walter S. Kohnke, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134230360, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter S. Kohnke, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 325 Posada LN Ste C, Templeton, CA, 93465. Phone: (805) 542-6702. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter S. Kohnke, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 48934, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter S. Kohnke, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter S. Kohnke, DDS had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 34 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.