Willie Earl Harkless, D.D.S
Dentist · New Orleans, LA
Willie Earl Harkless, D.D.S is a dentist with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1225210180, issued on Dec 3, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 4396, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Willie Earl Harkless
- Credential
- D.D.S
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 4396 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4860 Gen Meyer Ave, New Orleans, LA 70131
- Phone
- (504) 398-3004
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 398-3005
- Medicaid ID
- 1843962 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Willie Earl Harkless in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 4396Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin14 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: $54.09
1 payment: compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Septodont 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.
Willie Earl Harkless among 898 dentist records in Louisiana
Willie Earl Harkless, D.D.S is one of 898 dentist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 70% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 21% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 67% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
126 dentist records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 126 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 898 dentist records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Willie Earl Harkless, D.D.S's NPI number?
Willie Earl Harkless, D.D.S's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225210180, issued on Dec 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Willie Earl Harkless, D.D.S located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Gen Meyer Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70131. Phone: (504) 398-3004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Willie Earl Harkless, D.D.S's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 4396, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Willie Earl Harkless, D.D.S prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Willie Earl Harkless, D.D.S had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.