Dr. Erika Rivera , DDS
Dentist • Gloucester, MA
Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary
Dr. Erika Rivera, DDS is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Dentist in Gloucester, MA. Practice services are available at 501 GLOUCESTER CROSSING RD under active NPI credentials.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
501 Gloucester Crossing Rd
Gloucester, MA 019302289
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Practicing in Gloucester, MA (3030 Statewide)
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Medical Specialties & State Licenses
CMS Verified: 2025-07-30NUCC 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: 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: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
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.
Secondary Practice Locations
22 Bramhall St
Portland, ME 041023134
Phone: 2076620111
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Dentist
Doctor of Dental Medicine
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Registered at 501 GLOUCESTER CROSSING RD, GLOUCESTER, MA 019302289 (Tel: 9786752399)
Registered at 501 GLOUCESTER CROSSING RD, GLOUCESTER, MA 019302289
Dentist (License #17790 in MD)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 22 BRAMHALL ST, PORTLAND, ME 041023134 (Tel: 2076620111)
Registered at 22 BRAMHALL ST, PORTLAND, ME 041023134
Recorded as ERIKA RIVERA, DDS
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
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501 Gloucester Crossing Rd
Gloucester, MA 019302289
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