Dr. Alberto Topacio , DDS
Dentist β’ Chicago, IL
6521 W Archer Ave
Chicago, IL 606382401
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6521 W Archer Ave
Chicago, IL 606382401
What Public CMS Data Show
Dentist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $72.93 in 2020
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2020.
NPI first issued
2015
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois
1,149 active clinicians are listed under Dentist with a practice address in Chicago, IL (4,524 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
0.1% of these 1,149 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
0.2% of these 1,149 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $462.00 in 2019 to $72.93 in 2020.
- 2019: $462.00
- 2020: $72.93
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2020), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2020 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2020): fewer than 11 records totaling $72.93.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septodont Inc. |
Gift
In-kind items and services
|
SEPTOCAINE AND EPINEPHRINE | General | $72.93 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2020, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-04-17NUCC Taxonomy Code: 122300000X
A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 332B00000X
A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 122300000X
A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Dentist - General Practice
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 6521 W ARCHER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606382401 (Tel: 7739932402)
Registered at 6521 W ARCHER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606382401 (Tel: 7739932402)
Recorded as ALBERTO TOPACIO, DDS
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies (license number reported to NPPES: IL 019.030385)
Registered at 6508 W ARCHER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606382423 (Tel: 7734986233)
Registered at 6508 W ARCHER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606382423 (Tel: 7734986233)
Dentist (license number reported to NPPES: IL 019.030385)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 12200 WESTERN AVE STE 108, BLUE ISLAND, IL 604061493 (Tel: 7083853700)
Registered at 350 N CLARK ST FL 6, CHICAGO, IL 606544712
Recorded as ALBERTO TOPACIO
Dentist (license number reported to NPPES: IL 019.030385)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Dr. Russell Cecala, DDS, MS
Mailing Address
6521 W Archer Ave
Chicago, IL 606382401
Phone: 7739932402