Dental
Lauren L. Gutenberg, DDS, MSD, INC.
Lauren L. Gutenberg, DDS, MSD, INC. was paid $276K by Medicaid between Apr 2022 and Dec 2024, across 15 billing codes. Its largest line is D1120, dental cleaning, child — 26% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoLAUREN L. GUTENBERG, DDS, MSD, INC.
PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262
PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262
33aNPI1013458439assigned 03/18/2017
33bProvider typePediatric Dentist
28Total paid$276K
24GClaims7,236
24DCodes billed15
24AFirst – last monthApr 2022 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in California
Rank by total paid#197 of 332
Median peer was paid$450K
This provider vs. median0.6×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,722 | $65K | |
| 2023 | 2,788 | $111K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,726 | $100K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 26% | 1,425 | 1,413 | $72K |
| D1310 | 21% | 1,355 | 1,344 | $59K | |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 18% | 652 | 647 | $49K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 13% | 1,404 | 1,392 | $36K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 6.5% | 271 | 268 | $18K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 5.8% | 235 | 234 | $16K |
| D0603 | 4.4% | 878 | 870 | $12K | |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 1.2% | 86 | 84 | $3K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 1.2% | 406 | 366 | $3K |
| D0601 | <1% | 164 | 163 | $2K | |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 190 | 190 | $2K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 22 | 13 | $1K |
3 more codes
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 officialGUTENBERG, LAUREN (PRESIDENT)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Gutenberg Dental Corporation | Yucca Valley, CA | $162K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.