Alex Afshar, DDS, MD
Alex Afshar, DDS, MD is a provider specialising in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) in Poughkeepsie, NY, registered under NPI 1285029322. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 45 READE PL FL 3, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 330252 | NY | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) primary |
| 13984 | CT | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) |
| 063866 | NY | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) |
Licences are recorded in 2 states: NY, CT. Providers licensed in several states often practise near a state border or deliver telehealth across state lines.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Oral Surgery
- PAC ID
- 5496084758
Enrolled in Medicare 3 times, across 3 states:
| State | Enrollment ID | Provider type |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | I20220630002710 | Practitioner - Oral Surgery |
| New York | I20240805003822 | Practitioner - Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Connecticut | I20240814002620 | Practitioner - Maxillofacial Surgery |
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Oral Surgery. There are 3 separate enrolment records across 3 states (AL, NY, CT). Multiple enrolments usually mean the provider bills Medicare from more than one practice location, or has kept an earlier enrolment after moving. Each record carries its own enrolment ID, listed above. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
Licensed in 2 states
This provider holds licences in 2 states: Connecticut and New York. The practice address on file is in Poughkeepsie, NY, but a licence in another state usually means they see patients there too — either at a second location or by telehealth. If the address above is far from you, it is worth calling to ask whether they practise closer to where you live.
- Licence
- 13984
- Specialty
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)
- Licence
- 330252
- Specialty
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)
Licence numbers are self-reported to NPPES at registration. They do not confirm a licence is currently active, in good standing, or valid for the specialty shown — only the state board can tell you that, which is why we link to each one.
What Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery covers
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are trained to recognize and treat a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. They are also trained to administer anesthesia, and provide care in an office setting. They are trained to treat problems such as the extraction of wisdom teeth, misaligned jaws, tumors and cysts of the jaw and mouth, and to perform dental implant surgery. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 204E00000X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 3 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204E00000X | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) | 330252 | NY | primary |
| 204E00000X | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) | 13984 | CT | |
| 204E00000X | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) | 063866 | NY |
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1285029322 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Apr 6, 2015 |
| Last updated | May 25, 2024 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Credential | DDS, MD |
| Practice address |
45 READE PL FL 3 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 483-6920 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Sum = 58 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 2 · actual last digit = 2
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.