Dental
Friedman DDS, LLC Dba Towson Smile Care
Friedman DDS, LLC Dba Towson Smile Care was paid $1.65M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 17 billing codes. Its largest line is D1120, dental cleaning, child — 16% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoFRIEDMAN DDS, LLC DBA TOWSON SMILE CARE
TOWSON, MD 21286
TOWSON, MD 21286
33aNPI1023347549assigned 12/11/2009
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$1.65M
24GClaims50,577
24DCodes billed17
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Maryland
Rank by total paid#27 of 415
Median peer was paid$47K
This provider vs. median35×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8,500 | $284K | |
| 2019 | 8,483 | $268K | |
| 2020 | 6,906 | $235K | |
| 2021 | 6,777 | $215K | |
| 2022 | 7,216 | $227K | |
| 2023 | 6,878 | $230K | |
| 2024incomplete | 5,817 | $192K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 16% | 6,192 | 6,078 | $266K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 15% | 8,686 | 8,548 | $254K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 14% | 9,663 | 9,494 | $237K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 14% | 1,971 | 1,226 | $236K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 13% | 3,639 | 3,582 | $215K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 6.4% | 4,751 | 4,676 | $105K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 4.8% | 1,853 | 1,816 | $79K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 3.7% | 1,198 | 1,173 | $62K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.0% | 541 | 407 | $50K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.9% | 3,166 | 3,115 | $48K |
| D1330 | 2.1% | 5,697 | 5,594 | $35K | |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.9% | 731 | 699 | $32K |
5 more codes
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 1,638 | $16K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 450 | $8K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 333 | $3K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 18 | $3K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 50 | $2K |
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 officialFRIEDMAN, HERBERT (OWNER/DENTIST)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Gurwin Home Care Agency, INC. | Commack, NY | $1.53M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.