NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Zaia Dinkha, D.M.D.

Dentist · La Mesa, CA

William Zaia Dinkha, D.M.D. is a dentist with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1609942168, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (California 42301, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609942168
Name
William Zaia Dinkha
Credential
D.M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
42301 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4323 Palm Ave, La Mesa, CA 91941
Phone
(619) 462-9933
Enumerated
Nov 28, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 462-0112
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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.

  1. William Dinkha21
  2. Specialty average86

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.

William Zaia Dinkha among 14,729 dentist records in California

William Zaia Dinkha, D.M.D. is one of 14,729 dentist 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 82% 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 updated2014 · 73% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 dentist records list a practice address in La Mesa

They are 54 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Faith Bolam, D.D.S.La Mesa, CA 919411134339468
  2. Joseph Buckley, D.D.S.La Mesa, CA 919411205046364
  3. Charles Campanella, D.D.S.La Mesa, CA 919411265649750
  4. James Crandall, DMDLa Mesa, CA 919411104024660
  5. Nelson Deleon, DDSLa Mesa, CA 919411922241223
  6. Richard Hagstrom, DDSLa Mesa, CA 919411316057367
  7. Richard Herrod, DDSLa Mesa, CA 919411508934365
  8. Brien Hill, DDSLa Mesa, CA 919411730290917

Common questions

What is William Zaia Dinkha, D.M.D.'s NPI number?

William Zaia Dinkha, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609942168, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Zaia Dinkha, D.M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4323 Palm Ave, La Mesa, CA, 91941. Phone: (619) 462-9933. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Zaia Dinkha, D.M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 42301, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William Zaia Dinkha, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Zaia Dinkha, D.M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.

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