- State
- FL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,700
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Other
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Coast Dental, the covered entity (CE), reported that approximately 1,700 medical records were stolen from a van. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional physical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.