NPI age
19 years
Enumerated 2006-08-31
● Active
Type 1 · Individual
DR. Kent Lee Howze, DDS
Howze is 1 of 12 dentist providers in Desoto and 1 of 9237 in Texas.
Primary specialty
Dentist
Licensed in
TX
1 state
Status
Active
No deactivations on record
Last NPPES update
2025-07-21
Source: monthly bulk 2026-05
Sole proprietor
No
May be part of a larger org
How this provider compares
Across 9237 active dentist providers in Texas.
NPI age
19 years
↑ 7 yr above median (12 yr)
State licenses
1 state
7% of peers hold multiple states
Subspecialties
0
16% of peers hold subspecialties
NPI lifetime · 2006 → 2026
2006-08Enumerated in NPPES
2006
2026
Where they practice
Practice location
509 North Hampton Rd, Suite #101
Desoto, TX 75115
Mailing address
509 North Hampton Rd, Suite #101
Desoto, TX 75115
Additional practice locations
1 secondary location on file with NPPES.
Location 2
572 Coleman St
Waxahachie, TX 751652837
Specialties
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Dentist PrimaryA 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...
Practice context
Solo or small practice. No other active providers share this practice address in NPPES.
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