Dental
Claudia Hernandez, DDS, MSD, PLLC
Claudia Hernandez, DDS, MSD, PLLC was paid $1.06M by Medicaid between Nov 2020 and Dec 2024, across 23 billing codes. Its largest line is D0145, Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age — 17% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCLAUDIA HERNANDEZ, DDS, MSD, PLLC
WESLACO, TX 78596
WESLACO, TX 78596
33aNPI1003187287assigned 01/20/2012
33bProvider typePediatric Dentist
28Total paid$1.06M
24GClaims44,439
24DCodes billed23
24AFirst – last monthNov 2020 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#184 of 693
Median peer was paid$252K
This provider vs. median4.2×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 718 | $16K | |
| 2021 | 8,133 | $189K | |
| 2022 | 13,406 | $321K | |
| 2023 | 13,406 | $332K | |
| 2024incomplete | 8,776 | $205K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 17% | 1,292 | 1,265 | $177K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 13% | 5,153 | 872 | $138K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 11% | 4,081 | 3,976 | $113K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 10% | 3,052 | 2,981 | $106K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 10.0% | 9,545 | 3,407 | $106K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 6.9% | 1,408 | 1,365 | $73K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 6.4% | 699 | 379 | $68K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 5.4% | 1,740 | 1,691 | $57K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 5.1% | 797 | 780 | $54K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 4.1% | 3,657 | 3,556 | $44K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 3.6% | 2,729 | 2,669 | $38K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 2.2% | 1,621 | 1,579 | $23K |
11 more codes
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.7% | 240 | $18K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 1.5% | 728 | $16K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 1.1% | 443 | $11K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | <1% | 269 | $9K |
| D1330 | <1% | 697 | $8K | |
| D1354 | <1% | 95 | $1K | |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 58 | $1K |
| D9986 | 0% | 180 | $0.00 | |
| D0602 | 0% | 4,180 | $0.00 | |
| D0603 | 0% | 1,729 | $0.00 | |
| D0601 | 0% | 46 | $0.00 |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialHERNANDEZ, CLAUDIA (OWNER/DENTIST)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Amanecer Community Counseling Center | Santa Teresa, NM | $22.05M |
| Pico Rivera Community Medical Clinic INC | Pico Rivera, CA | $12K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.