# Ben Anella, DDS · NPI 1144340449 General Practice Dentistry · La Mesa, CA · NPI 1144340449 Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) is listed in the NPPES registry with the specialty General Practice Dentistry in La Mesa, CA, phone (619) 461-1900, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026. Profile: https://www.gale.care/providers/ca/la-mesa/ben-anella-dds-1144340449 Facts changed: 2026-10-22 · hash 66d0ae45fe5f5b50 ## Facts - Name: Ben Anella (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#name} - Credential: DDS (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#credential} - Specialty: General Practice Dentistry (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#specialty} - Registry stage: as-listed (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#registry-stage} - NPI issued: 2007 (NPPES registry, listed, 2026-06-08) {#npi-issued} - Practice type: not-sole-proprietor (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#practice-type} - City: La Mesa (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#city} - State: CA (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#state} - Phone: (619) 461-1900 (NPPES registry, self-reported, 2026-06-08) {#phone} - Insurance: Not listed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP) for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP)'s directory, file of Sep 19, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-ahf-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Blue Shield of California for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in Blue Shield of California's directory, file of Oct 22, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-bsc-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by CalOptima Health for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in CalOptima Health's directory, file of Oct 11, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-caloptima-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Central California Alliance for Health for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in Central California Alliance for Health's directory, file of Oct 22, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-ccah-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Original Medicare for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in CMS Medicare clinicians file, file of Oct 2, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-cms-medicare-clinicians} - Insurance: Not listed by Medi-Cal fee-for-service for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in DHCS Medi-Cal fee-for-service enrolment file, file of Oct 19, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-dhcs-ffs-enrolled-2026-10-19} - Insurance: Not listed by Gold Coast Health Plan for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in Gold Coast Health Plan's directory, file of Oct 9, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-goldcoast-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Health Net for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in Health Net's directory, file of Oct 22, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-healthnet-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Health Plan of San Joaquin for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in Health Plan of San Joaquin's directory, file of Oct 2, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-hpsj-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)'s directory, file of Oct 16, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-iehp-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Kern Family Health Care for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in Kern Family Health Care's directory, file of Oct 9, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-kern-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by L.A. Care Health Plan for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in L.A. Care Health Plan's directory, file of Oct 19, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-lacare-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by Partnership HealthPlan of California for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in Partnership HealthPlan of California's directory, file of Oct 16, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-partnership-fhir-directory} - Insurance: Not listed by San Francisco Health Plan for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) in San Francisco Health Plan's directory, file of Oct 1, 2026. That is not a no. {#ins-not-listed-sfhp-fhir-directory} ## Answers - New patients (not on record): Gale has no record of whether Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) is taking new patients. Ask the office. - Insurance (not listed, which is not a no): Not listed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP), Blue Shield of California, CalOptima Health, Central California Alliance for Health, Gold Coast Health Plan, Health Net, Health Plan of San Joaquin, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), Kern Family Health Care, L.A. Care Health Plan, Medi-Cal fee-for-service, Original Medicare, Partnership HealthPlan of California or San Francisco Health Plan for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449), in the files Gale read for California on Oct 23, 2026. That is not a no. Ask the office. - First-visit cost (not on record): Gale has no record of what a first visit with Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) costs. Paying yourself? You can ask for a written Good Faith Estimate before the visit. - Video visits (not on record): Gale has no record of whether Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) offers video visits. Ask the office. - Where (self-reported): Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) is listed in La Mesa, CA by the NPPES registry, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026. - Who they see (not on record): Gale has no record of who Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) sees. Ask the office. - What they help with (not on record): Gale has no record of what Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) helps with beyond the registry specialty. Ask the office. - Languages (not on record): Gale has no record of the languages Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) speaks. Ask the office. - How to book (self-reported): Call (619) 461-1900, the practice phone the NPPES registry lists for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449) (Jun 8, 2026). - Next opening (not on record): Gale has no record of the next opening for Ben Anella, DDS (NPI 1144340449). Ask the office. ## Sources - NPPES registry (CMS): file of 2026-06-08 · https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1144340449 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (PHP)'s directory: file of 2026-09-19 - Blue Shield of California's directory: file of 2026-10-22 · Gale checked 60 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 23 were wrong, so confirm with the office. - CalOptima Health's directory: file of 2026-10-11 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 4 were wrong, so confirm with the office. - Central California Alliance for Health's directory: file of 2026-10-22 - CMS Medicare clinicians file: file of 2026-10-02 · Gale checked 23 listings in this file by hand on Oct 22, 2026; none were wrong. - DHCS Medi-Cal fee-for-service enrolment file: file of 2026-10-19 - Gold Coast Health Plan's directory: file of 2026-10-09 - Health Net's directory: file of 2026-10-22 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 6 were wrong, so confirm with the office. - Health Plan of San Joaquin's directory: file of 2026-10-02 - Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)'s directory: file of 2026-10-16 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 4 were wrong, so confirm with the office. - Kern Family Health Care's directory: file of 2026-10-09 - L.A. Care Health Plan's directory: file of 2026-10-19 · Gale checked 12 listings in this directory by hand on Oct 22, 2026; 4 were wrong, so confirm with the office. - Partnership HealthPlan of California's directory: file of 2026-10-16 - San Francisco Health Plan's directory: file of 2026-10-01 ## About these facts - Status words: How each fact is known. confirmed = Listed: a named directory, CMS file or state file lists it. inferred = Likely: a price file suggests it; a likely match is a lead, not a listing. self-reported: the clinician said it, to the NPPES registry or on Gale. not-listed: a source that lists every clinician it covers was read and does not list this one; that is not a no. unknown: no record; ask the office. - Dates: The date the source gives this record (YYYY-MM-DD). It is not the date of the event the record describes: an opt-out states its own start and end dates in its sentence. - Hash: Changes only when a fact changes, never on a re-check. This provider is not affiliated with Gale. This listing is compiled from the NPPES public registry (CMS). Terms: https://www.gale.care/agents#terms