William Albert Grella, D.D.S.
Dentist · Long Beach, CA
William Albert Grella, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1780958751, issued on Mar 8, 2012. Check the license (California 61164, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Albert Grella
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 61164 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5175 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90804
- Phone
- (562) 597-1543
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Albert Grella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 61164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 57 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. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin43 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $76.87
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Patterson Companies, Inc. 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.
William Albert Grella among 14,729 dentist records in California
William Albert Grella, D.D.S. 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 2012, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 57% of these records are older, 40% 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 updated2017 · 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).
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Common questions
What is William Albert Grella, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
William Albert Grella, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780958751, issued on Mar 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Albert Grella, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5175 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA, 90804. Phone: (562) 597-1543. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Albert Grella, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 61164, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Albert Grella, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Albert Grella, D.D.S. had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 57 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.