William Frank Straka, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Hickory, NC
William Frank Straka, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1043432396, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 5423, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Frank Straka
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 5423 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 848 2ND St NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 327-6070
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 261-0116
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Frank Straka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5423Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
88 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin55 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl12 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: $125.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona 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.
William Frank Straka among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
William Frank Straka, DDS is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 66% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 47 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
All 3,856 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
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Common questions
What is William Frank Straka, DDS's NPI number?
William Frank Straka, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043432396, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Frank Straka, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 848 2ND St NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 327-6070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Frank Straka, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5423, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Frank Straka, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Frank Straka, DDS had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.