William Gaines Rice, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Athens, GA
William Gaines Rice, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1023161049, issued on Jan 21, 2007. Check the license (Georgia DN009580, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Gaines Rice
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- DN009580 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 140 Hawthorne Park, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 543-4060
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 227-3294
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Gaines Rice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license DN009580Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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
- Amoxicillin33 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.
William Gaines Rice among 3,145 general practice dentistry records in Georgia
William Gaines Rice, D.D.S. is one of 3,145 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% 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 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Athens
They are 46 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 3,145 general practice dentistry records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is William Gaines Rice, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
William Gaines Rice, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023161049, issued on Jan 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Gaines Rice, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 Hawthorne Park, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 543-4060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Gaines Rice, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number DN009580, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Gaines Rice, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Gaines Rice, D.D.S. had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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.