Find a Medicaid Dentist in California
6,173 dental providers are state-listed on California’s official Medicaid and CHIP dental submission, including 5,384 marked as accepting new patients. State-listed means on the roster, not a booking guarantee: call to confirm they take your plan.
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The complete California roster behind this directory is a downloadable CSV on the Rates plan at $29 a month.
California Medicaid dental coverage stats
Source: California’s submission to the federal InsureKidsNow dentist locator, which every state Medicaid program is required to keep current (CMS-10291), including managed-care networks. Listings carry state update dates as recent as 2026-08-04. Published rosters overstate active participation; studies phone-confirm roughly two-thirds of official listings. Always call the office to confirm.
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Where California’s Medicaid dentists are
State-listed providers by city, from the most recent California submission.
California Medicaid & CHIP dental plans
Dentists participate per plan, not per program. When you call, name the specific plan on your card.
What California Medicaid pays dentists
Reimbursement shapes participation: states that pay dentists more list more of them. California’s published dental fee schedule (2026) covers 344 procedure codes.
See California Medicaid dental ratesWork in billing or credentialing? The complete California Medicaid network list is a downloadable CSV on the ProviderSignal Rates plan.
California Medicaid dentist FAQ
How do I find a dentist that takes Medicaid in California?
California lists 6,173 dental providers on its official Medicaid and CHIP submission to the federal InsureKidsNow locator. Coverage is deepest in Los Angeles, Santa Ana, San Diego. Being state-listed means the provider appears on the program's roster, not a guarantee they are taking new patients today. Call to confirm they accept your specific plan.
How many dentists accept Medicaid in California?
6,173 dental providers are state-listed for California Medicaid and CHIP. Published rosters overstate active participation (studies phone-confirm roughly two-thirds of official listings), so treat the number as a ceiling, not a count of dentists ready to book you in.
Are these California Medicaid dentists accepting new patients?
5,384 of the 6,173 state-listed California providers are marked as accepting new Medicaid patients in the state's most recent submission. That flag runs ahead of reality: panels close and staff change, so always call the office to confirm before booking.
Does California Medicaid cover dental for adults?
Pediatric dental is federally mandated under EPSDT in every state; adult dental is an optional benefit each state funds independently. See what California Medicaid actually pays for common procedures on our California fee-schedule page, and confirm current adult coverage with the state program. California Medicaid dental rates
How current is this California Medicaid dentist list?
California's listings carry state update dates as recent as 2026-08-04. States are federally required to keep their InsureKidsNow submissions current, and ProviderSignal re-syncs the full national corpus quarterly. Listings still drift between updates, which is why every count on this page says call to confirm.
Medicaid dentists in nearby states
Medicaid is state-specific: an out-of-state dentist usually can’t bill your plan, but if you’re moving or live near the border, these directories cover California’s neighbors.