Dental
Ruben H Begino DDS INC
Ruben H Begino DDS INC was paid $447K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 18 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 32% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoRUBEN H BEGINO DDS INC
SANTA ANA, CA 92704
SANTA ANA, CA 92704
33aNPI1053503342assigned 08/10/2007
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$447K
24GClaims19,475
24DCodes billed18
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in California
Rank by total paid#934 of 2,668
Median peer was paid$173K
This provider vs. median2.6×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,832 | $86K | |
| 2019 | 4,324 | $88K | |
| 2020 | 1,976 | $46K | |
| 2021 | 3,516 | $77K | |
| 2022 | 2,196 | $60K | |
| 2023 | 1,105 | $30K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,526 | $60K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 32% | 2,781 | 2,774 | $144K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 18% | 2,363 | 2,361 | $80K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 8.4% | 647 | 647 | $38K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 7.9% | 1,700 | 1,699 | $35K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 5.6% | 542 | 542 | $25K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 5.4% | 6,057 | 2,919 | $24K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 5.3% | 2,345 | 2,341 | $24K |
| D0350 | 4.0% | 1,839 | 794 | $18K | |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.5% | 233 | 115 | $16K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.4% | 277 | 142 | $15K |
| D2751 | Crown - porcelain fused to predominantly base metal | 2.0% | 19 | 12 | $9K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 2.0% | 97 | 97 | $9K |
6 more codes
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 311 | $4K |
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | <1% | 29 | $2K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 48 | $2K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | <1% | 116 | $2K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 52 | $1K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 19 | $570.00 |
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 officialBEGINO, RUBEN (OWNER/DENTIST)