Pediatric Dentistry providers in the U.S.
10,939 NPPES records list pediatric dentistry as their primary taxonomy, about 3.2 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Connecticut have the most per resident. 274 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 1223P0221X means
1223P0221X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Dentist, Pediatric Dentistry, in the grouping Dental Providers. 10,939 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs.
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 1223P0221X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 156
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223P0221X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 120 | 2.3 |
| Alaska | 30 | 4.1 |
| Arizona | 236 | 3.2 |
| Arkansas | 67 | 2.2 |
| California | 1,339 | 3.4 |
| Colorado | 259 | 4.4 |
| Connecticut | 195 | 5.4 |
| Delaware | 30 | 2.9 |
| District of Columbia | 41 | 6.0 |
| Florida | 673 | 3.0 |
| Georgia | 313 | 2.8 |
| Hawaii | 66 | 4.6 |
| Idaho | 56 | 2.9 |
| Illinois | 255 | 2.0 |
| Indiana | 185 | 2.7 |
| Iowa | 92 | 2.9 |
| Kansas | 55 | 1.9 |
| Kentucky | 157 | 3.5 |
| Louisiana | 125 | 2.7 |
| Maine | 23 | 1.6 |
| Maryland | 294 | 4.8 |
| Massachusetts | 356 | 5.1 |
| Michigan | 183 | 1.8 |
| Minnesota | 128 | 2.2 |
| Mississippi | 82 | 2.8 |
| Missouri | 129 | 2.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 39 | 3.4 |
| Nebraska | 67 | 3.4 |
| Nevada | 99 | 3.1 |
| New Hampshire | 46 | 3.3 |
| New Jersey | 411 | 4.4 |
| New Mexico | 33 | 1.6 |
| New York | 935 | 4.8 |
| North Carolina | 322 | 3.0 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 1.8 |
| Ohio | 319 | 2.7 |
| Oklahoma | 71 | 1.8 |
| Oregon | 172 | 4.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 460 | 3.5 |
| Rhode Island | 31 | 2.8 |
| South Carolina | 140 | 2.6 |
| South Dakota | 21 | 2.3 |
| Tennessee | 228 | 3.2 |
| Texas | 1,017 | 3.3 |
| Utah | 141 | 4.1 |
| Vermont | 11 | 1.7 |
| Virginia | 314 | 3.6 |
| Washington | 283 | 3.6 |
| West Virginia | 19 | 1.1 |
| Wisconsin | 146 | 2.5 |
| Wyoming | 13 | 2.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code1223P0221X · Dentist
- Size rank89th of 688 specialties by records (0.15% of all)
- In its family4th of 14 Dentist codes, 4% of the family
- Part D prescribers274 (2.5% of records)
- Part D claims30 a year per prescriber, on average (446th of 496)
- Industry payments2,607 physicians paid $1.1M in 2024, $435 each on average
- Concentration8 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 pediatric dentistry records
- Michelle Slezewski, DMDAnchorage, AK1588723639
- Paul Engibous, DDSAnchorage, AK1689733750
- Marie English, DDS, MSAnchorage, AK1437333804
- Christine Roalofs, DMDAnchorage, AK1720135999
- Kristina Rabatin, DDSAnchorage, AK1497166565
- James Singleton, DDSAnchorage, AK1023037074
- David Stewart, DDSAnchorage, AK1376550111
- Kayla Carver, DDSAnchorage, AK1942438080
- Christy Jen, D.D.S.Anchorage, AK1376838714
- Easte Warnick, D.D.S.Anchorage, AK1730591298
- Geon Bae, D.M.DAnchorage, AK1811355456
- Amarina Chavez, DDSAnchorage, AK1225736697
- Mark Keller, DDSAnchorage, AK1588858260
- James Case, DMDAnchorage, AK1831408533
- Olivia Hougen, DMDBethel, AK1457575870
- Christopher Rosenvall, D.D.S.Eagle River, AK1891080776
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Pediatric Dentistry headcount concentrate?
10,939 Pediatric Dentistry NPIs span 54 states; California alone holds 1,339. Top metros include New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Houston, TX; Brooklyn, NY. Nationally this is 89th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Pediatric Dentistry's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 2,607 Pediatric Dentistry physicians totaling $1.1M (5,465 payments; average $435, 296th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Pediatric Dentistry Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Pediatric Dentistry NPIs, 274 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 30 claims and $716 drug cost per prescriber; 446th 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.