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Dr. Kennedy Wood Merritt, D.D.S.

Dentist in Glendale, AZ · enumerated 2006 · practices at Midwestern University.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Kennedy Wood Merritt

Credential D.D.S.

Sex Male

Practice address 5855 W Utopia Rd, Midwestern University Dental Institute, Glendale, AZ, 85308

Phone (623) 806-7070

Fax (623) 537-6013

Enumeration date May 17, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Dec 9, 2015

Taxonomy & licenses

122300000X Dentist Dental Providers · License DD1246 (NM) Secondary

122300000X Dentist Dental Providers · License D009344 (AZ) Primary

DDS · Doctor of Dental Surgery: A licensed dentist; DDS and DMD are equivalent dental degrees. About the DDS credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
00089243	Medicaid	NM	-

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2015-12-09.