Oral Medicine Dentistry
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About this specialty
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: National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards [1/1/2015: new, 7/1/2024: modified] www.ncrdscb.ada.org/recognized-dental-specialties and American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, www.aaoms.org
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| EYAD NUSAYR, BDS, PHD, MSD | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $84,454 |
| GERALD CIOFFI, DMD | ORANGE PARK, FL | $57,482 |
| JOEL LAUDENBACH, DMD | CHARLOTTE, NC | $20,913 |
| HEIDI HANSEN, D.M.D. | PORTLAND, OR | $20,252 |
| JOEL NAPENAS, DDS | CHARLOTTE, NC | $18,984 |
| FARZAD NOUROLLAH-ZADEH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $18,165 |
| ALEXANDRA HOWELL, DMD | RICHMOND, VA | $17,452 |
| MABI SINGH, DMD | LAWRENCE, MA | $17,376 |
| YUANMING XU | BOSTON, MA | $9,231 |
| ELIZABETH RHODES, DMD | COLUMBUS, GA | $3,870 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.