NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dental Hygienist in Rhode Island

23 NPPES records list dental hygienist with a practice address in Rhode Island, 2.1 per 100,000 residents, the 39th highest rate of 51. Johnston and Newport have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Rhode Island license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 124Q00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Johnston has the most, 7

  1. Johnston7
  2. Newport3
  3. Cranston2
  4. East Providence2
  5. Lincoln2

Dental Hygienist records in Rhode Island

  1. Julie Costa, RDHJohnston, RI 029191851893937
  2. Carol Cote, PHDHCranston, RI 029211437937943
  3. Kristen Emery, RDHEast Greenwich, RI 028181710508528
  4. Nicole Ewing, PHDH RDHJohnston, RI 029191114637089
  5. Jessica Fogg, RDHNewport, RI 028411912735093
  6. Marie Jones-Bridges, RDHLincoln, RI 028651912537820
  7. Alison Lemos, RDHJohnston, RI 029191528674595
  8. Tara LevasseurEast Providence, RI 029141295620151
  9. Susan Miklos, EFDA,RDH, BSDH, MSDHWarwick, RI 028861366720013
  10. Mailoan Nguyen, RDHNewport, RI 028411790467066
  11. Nicole Periquito, RDH PHDHCranston, RI 029101801597380
  12. Susan Perlini, RDH, PHDHEast Providence, RI 029141497640353
  13. Angie Polion, RDHLincoln, RI 028651821344045
  14. Mae Sue Riggs, RDHWoonsocket, RI 028951265901409
  15. Lynn Robin, RDHPawtucket, RI 028601568331700
  16. William Robinson, RDHProvidence, RI 029081609607043
  17. Cora Rocha, PHDH, RDHLittle Compton, RI 028371154101285
  18. Marie SeitzJohnston, RI 029191336547470
  19. Elvira SilvaJohnston, RI 029191538738810
  20. Sandy SilvaMiddletown, RI 028421871426197
  21. Ada St.germain, RDHJohnston, RI 029191780170886
  22. Kimberley ValeJohnston, RI 029191801294947
  23. Sandy Yetman, RDHNewport, RI 028411417779281

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 124Q00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Rhode Island ranks 39 of 51 per resident

  1. South Carolina2.3
  2. Texas2.3
  3. North Dakota2.2
  4. Rhode Island2.1
  5. Georgia2.1
  6. North Carolina1.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.4.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 124Q00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

4.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 1.8% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Rhode Island4.3%
  2. United States1.8%

Dental Hygienist records in Rhode Island, measured

  • In a Medicare file1 of 23 · 4.3% here, 1.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, under 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more10 · 43.5% here, 65.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 124Q00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

23 NPPES records list dental hygienist (124Q00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Rhode Island: 2.1 per 100,000 residents against 4.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Johnston has 7 of them (30%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. North Dakota17
  2. South Dakota30
  3. Wyoming16
  4. Delaware14

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Georgia2.1
  2. Texas2.3
  3. South Carolina2.3
  4. Utah2.3

The largest states

  1. California1,874
  2. Oregon1,167
  3. Colorado1,161
  4. Washington987
  5. Wisconsin935

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.