Everything here comes from the registry records behind those listings, which hold addresses, ZIP codes, provider type and registration dates. It offers no ratings. What it offers is an accurate account of what is available locally, and one clear gap you should know about.
What is listed in Spring Mill Woods
The 41 listings fall across two ZIP codes, 46260 and 46240, and one road carries nearly all of them. N Meridian St accounts for 36 once you include the entry filed as N Meridian Street, which is the same road recorded two ways in federal registration data. E 91st St has 5, counting the entry filed as East 91st.
Thirty of the 41 are registered to individual practitioners and 11 to organizations. Names such as Adam B Christman, DDS MSD and Beverly J Leddy, DDS, MSD are typical. That split reflects how the registration is held rather than the size or standard of a practice.
Twenty seven of the 41 were registered before 2010, and the oldest dates to 2006. That is about two thirds holding the same registration at the same address for fifteen years or more.
- 41 practices listed, from 1,503 across Indianapolis
- 25 general dentistry, 16 specialist or clinic listings
- 36 on N Meridian St, 5 on E 91st St
- Two ZIP codes, 46260 and 46240
- 30 individual practitioners, 11 organizations
- 27 registered before 2010, oldest in 2006
How to choose between them
The specialist depth here is worth noticing. Seven endodontic listings and five periodontic in a neighborhood of 41 means root canal treatment and gum disease both have several local options, which is unusual and useful if you are told you need either.
For routine care, 25 general dentistry listings gives you room to choose. Since nearly all of them are on the same road, location will not separate them. Ask whether you see the same dentist each visit, how far ahead cleanings are booked, and whether they separate treatment that is urgent from treatment that can wait.
None of the 41 have a website or opening hours recorded in the registry, so plan on calling. Confirm on that call whether they are taking new patients and whether they are in network for your plan.
If you need something Spring Mill Woods does not have
One significant specialty has no listing here: oral and maxillofacial surgery. The nearest concentration is Carmel, about 3.7 miles away, with 8 listings. If you have been referred for wisdom teeth, an implant or a difficult extraction, that is the trip to plan for.
For everything else, the surrounding neighborhoods mostly add general capacity. College Crest is just 0.4 miles away with 33 practices, close to matching Spring Mill Woods on its own. Chesterton has 27 at 2.6 miles, Nora has 24 at 1 mile, Greenbriar 14 at 1.8, Clearwater 11 at 3.4 and Home Place 3 at 1.6.
Insurance and paying
Network status changes the bill more than any other single factor. In network means the practice has agreed rates with your plan, so your share comes off a discounted fee. Out of network means no agreement, and the difference between the fee charged and what your plan allows may fall to you.
For endodontic or periodontal treatment, which often runs across several appointments, ask for a written estimate with procedure codes covering the whole course rather than the first visit, and have your plan pre authorize it.
These listings come from a federal provider registry that records names, addresses, credentials and specialty codes. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance networks. That is why claimed listings matter, because claiming lets a practice publish those details itself. None of the 41 in Spring Mill Woods have been claimed yet.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown, or pain that is getting worse, call the general dentistry listings on N Meridian St and ask directly for same day care. Almost the whole neighborhood is on that one road, so working down the list is quick, but with no hours published you will not know who is open until you call.
Some symptoms need an emergency room instead of a dentist. Go to the ER if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing local can see you, search outward by distance at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Spring Mill Woods?
There are 41 dental practices listed in Spring Mill Woods, out of 1,503 across Indianapolis. Twenty five are general dentistry. The other 16 are 7 endodontists, 5 periodontists, 3 pediatric dentists, 3 orthodontists, one prosthodontist and one dental clinic, across ZIP codes 46260 and 46240.
Is there an oral surgeon in Spring Mill Woods?
No. Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the one significant specialty with no listing in the neighborhood. The nearest group is in Carmel, about 3.7 miles away, where 8 practices are listed. Everything else, including endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics and pediatric dentistry, has local listings.
Are most Spring Mill Woods dentists on Meridian Street?
Yes. N Meridian St accounts for 36 of the 41 listings once the entry recorded as N Meridian Street is counted with it. The remaining 5 are on E 91st St. That means location will not help you narrow the list, so compare practices on how they run instead.