NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

General Practice Dentistry in Louisiana

1,468 NPPES records list general practice dentistry with a practice address in Louisiana, 32 per 100,000 residents, the 40th highest rate of 51. Baton Rouge and New Orleans have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search. Page 30 of 30.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 1223G0001X · method

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

Baton Rouge has the most, 152

  1. Baton Rouge152
  2. New Orleans131
  3. Metairie122
  4. Shreveport106
  5. Lafayette76

General Practice Dentistry records in Louisiana

  1. Larry Wise, D.D.S.Kenner, LA 700651124111935
  2. Margaret Wise, DDSDenham Springs, LA 707261780384628
  3. Thomas Witherspoon, DDSBaton Rouge, LA 708161730303140
  4. Warren Wood, D.D.S.Hammond, LA 704011366578841
  5. Michael Woolbert, DDSShreveport, LA 711041396702908
  6. Steven Worley, DDSFerriday, LA 713341861499477
  7. Linda Wright, DDSMer Rouge, LA 712611144361825
  8. William Yeadon, D.D.S.New Orleans, LA 701191932230596
  9. Jeevan Yenuganti, BDS, MSPHNew Orleans, LA 701171083801880
  10. Alyssa York, D.D.S.Gretna, LA 700531093889156
  11. Cheng You, DDSMetairie, LA 700021891874624
  12. Michael Young, DDSLafayette, LA 705081780774885
  13. Donald Yuratich, DDSMetairie, LA 700031780886010
  14. Mohammad Zadeh, DDSChalmette, LA 700431780007286
  15. Jacob Zeiler, DDSBaton Rouge, LA 708081891664108
  16. Brittany Zenz, DDSNew Orleans, LA 701301720825060
  17. Gregory Zeringue, DDSHouma, LA 703431265467336
  18. Shane Zeringue, DDSHouma, LA 703601689783375

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223G0001X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 40 of 51 per resident

  1. Arizona33
  2. Texas33
  3. South Carolina33
  4. Louisiana32
  5. Rhode Island32
  6. Missouri32
  7. 50 states and D.C.37

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223G0001X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

1,468 NPPES records list general practice dentistry (1223G0001X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 32 per 100,000 residents against 37 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Baton Rouge has 152 of them (10%).

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. Oklahoma1,398
  2. Alabama1,350
  3. Kentucky1,590
  4. Utah1,318

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Rhode Island32.0
  2. Missouri32.0
  3. South Carolina32.8
  4. Florida31.4

The largest states

  1. California17,852
  2. Texas10,056
  3. New York7,828
  4. Florida7,101
  5. Illinois5,276

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.