Dental Therapist providers in the U.S.
170 NPPES records list dental therapist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; Alaska and Minnesota have the most per resident. 1 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 125J00000X by practice state, loaded Aug 27, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Minneapolis has the most, 18
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 125J00000X by practice city, loaded Aug 27, 2026.
All 12 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 91 | 1.6 |
| Nevada | 2 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 10 | 0.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 11 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code125J00000X
- Size rank468th of 690 specialties by records (0% of all)
- Part D prescribers1 (0.6% of records)
- Part D claims57 a year per prescriber, on average (532nd of 572)
- Industry payments2 physicians paid $543 in 2024, $271 each on average
- Concentration1 state hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of dental therapist records
- Eva Romero, ADTMinneapolis, MN1033495494
- Bonnie Hunt, DHATEmmonak, AK1902173628
- Benjamin StewardPortland, OR1548537020
- Lindsey Tischer, MDTPark Rapids, MN1346506011
- Meng VangSaint Paul, MN1700135845
- Cheryl Yamamoto, B.S., RDHReno, NV1407191117
- Jason AllredWadena, MN1043558984
- Abigail Helmbrecht, A.D.T.Buffalo, MN1700127735
- Chelsea Shoemaker, DHATSand Point, AK1114269982
- Erik Linduska, DHATKing Cove, AK1275875742
- Stephanie WoodsKotzebue, AK1922442334
- William HeitzmanShakopee, MN1134564552
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Dental Therapist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 170 NPIs list Dental Therapist as primary taxonomy across 13 states (peak Minnesota, 91). That is 468th of 690 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Do the few Dental Therapist NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 2 paid Dental Therapist physicians totaling $543 (4 payments; average $271, 440th of 551 by average). Presence is not a quality judgment; thin specialties often have sparse payment rows.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Dental Therapist NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 57 claims and $248 drug cost per prescriber; 532nd of 572 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.