NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Oral Medicine Dentistry providers in the U.S.

48 NPPES records list oral medicine dentistry as their primary taxonomy; Massachusetts and North Carolina have the most per resident. 33 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 125Q00000X · method

What taxonomy code 125Q00000X means

125Q00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Dentist, Oral Medicine, in the grouping Dental Providers. 48 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).

Oral Medicine is the specialty of dentistry responsible for the oral health care of medically complex patients and for the diagnosis and management of medically related diseases, disorders and conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region. Oral Medicine specialists have training and expertise in the diagnosis and management of oral and mucosal diseases, medical management of maxillofacial pathologies from hematology and oncology, organ transplant services, autoimmune disorders, including acute and chronic pain conditions of oral & maxillofacial region. Oral Medicine specialists co-manage oral and maxillofacial conditions and diseases in collaboration with medical specialists and other dentists in hospitals and outpatient medical clinics, particularly in the management of patients with complex medical conditions requiring multidisciplinary healthcare intervention.

Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.

Most per resident: the 8 highest

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 125Q00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

Boston has the most, 9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 125Q00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 14 states and D.C. with records, by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
California10.0
Colorado20.0
Connecticut10.0
Florida10.0
Georgia40.0
Indiana10.0
Massachusetts120.2
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Michigan10.0
North Carolina80.1
Oregon10.0
Pennsylvania60.0
Texas30.0
Virginia20.0
Washington50.1

In federal data

  • NUCC code125Q00000X · Dentist
  • Size rank578th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
  • In its family14th of 14 Dentist codes, 0% of the family
  • Part D prescribers33 (68.8% of records)
  • Part D claims241 a year per prescriber, on average (257th of 496)
  • Industry payments5 physicians paid $447 in 2024, $89 each on average
  • Concentration3 states 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 oral medicine dentistry records

  1. Nivethitha Nagarajan, BDS, MDSSan Francisco, CA1144165283
  2. Thomas Fry, DDSAurora, CO1932660776
  3. Julie Robinson-Smith, DDSColorado Springs, CO1538478458
  4. Prazwala Chirravur, BDS, MSFarmington, CT1801356811
  5. Gerald Cioffi, DMDOrange Park, FL1326229329
  6. Daniel AlvarezDalton, GA1104772508
  7. Ilanit Stern, DMDAugusta, GA1912231655
  8. Madison Richards, DMDAugusta, GA1881343465
  9. Elizabeth Rhodes, DMDColumbus, GA1588082994
  10. Ronda SandersSeymour, IN1669331781
  11. Mabi Singh, DMDLawrence, MA1639367634
  12. Anna Yuan, D.M.D.Boston, MA1144519240

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

Why is Oral Medicine Dentistry a thin NUCC code in NPPES?

Only 48 NPIs list Oral Medicine Dentistry as primary taxonomy across 14 states (peak Massachusetts, 12). That is 578th of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.

Do the few Oral Medicine Dentistry NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 5 paid Oral Medicine Dentistry physicians totaling $447 (10 payments; average $89, 424th of 470 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 Oral Medicine Dentistry NPIs, 33 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 241 claims and $7K drug cost per prescriber; 257th of 496 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 of Aug 9, 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.

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.