NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pediatric Dentistry in North Dakota

14 NPPES records list pediatric dentistry with a practice address in North Dakota, 1.8 per 100,000 residents, the 46th highest rate of 51. Fargo and Bismarck have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Dakota license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 1223P0221X · method

Fargo has the most, 5

Pediatric Dentistry records in North Dakota

  1. Lance Behm, D.M.D.Minot, ND 587011649215732
  2. Bryce Goebel, D.D.S.Bismarck, ND 585011497968226
  3. Donald Goebel, D.D.S.Bismarck, ND 585011821152869
  4. Drew Goebel, D.D.S.Bismarck, ND 585011295021988
  5. Melanie Hageman, DDSFargo, ND 581041659622173
  6. Chad Hoge, DDS, MSFargo, ND 581041992891428
  7. Brent Holman, DDSFargo, ND 581031528121258
  8. William Hunter, DDSFargo, ND 581031992977680
  9. Lisa Kulig, DDSMinot, ND 587011164910006
  10. Alexis LundinMinot, ND 587011548907181
  11. Nathan Smith, D.D.S.Williston, ND 588011811918329
  12. Lawrence Steininger, DDSBismarck, ND 585011023271020
  13. Carl Trout, DDSFargo, ND 581031033398458
  14. Taylor Zmoos, DDSMinot, ND 587011003358755

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223P0221X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Dakota ranks 46 of 51 per resident

  1. Illinois2.0
  2. Kansas1.9
  3. Michigan1.8
  4. North Dakota1.8
  5. Oklahoma1.8
  6. Vermont1.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.3.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223P0221X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

28.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 25.7% 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. North Dakota28.6%
  2. United States25.7%

Pediatric Dentistry records in North Dakota, measured

  • In a Medicare file4 of 14 · 28.6% here, 25.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more11 · 78.6% here, 63.3% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 1223P0221X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

14 NPPES records list pediatric dentistry (1223P0221X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Dakota: 1.8 per 100,000 residents against 3.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Fargo has 5 of them (36%).

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. Wyoming13
  2. Vermont11
  3. West Virginia19
  4. South Dakota21

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oklahoma1.8
  2. Michigan1.8
  3. Kansas1.9
  4. Maine1.6

The largest states

  1. California1,339
  2. Texas1,017
  3. New York935
  4. Florida673
  5. Pennsylvania460

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.