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Breach notice filed by Napa Valley Dentistry (October 2016)

Organization named: Napa Valley Dentistry Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Oct. 5, 2016.

Organization as reported
Napa Valley Dentistry, CA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Other
Submission date
Oct. 5, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14400, row:5539)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Napa Valley Dentistry (NVD), the covered entity (CE), discovered that an unencrypted server that contained electronic protected health information (ePHI) had been stolen from its offsite storage unit. The breach affected 4,262 individuals and the ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, addresses, and financial information. In response to the breach, NVD performed a risk analysis, executed a corresponding risk management plan, and implemented several updates to its policies and procedures. In response to OCR’s investigation, NVD provided additional training to the staff members pertaining to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 4,262 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Oct. 5, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14400)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Napa Valley Dentistry Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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