Rao, Cherukupalli

Rao, Cherukupalli was paid $234K by Medicaid between Dec 2018 and Jul 2023, across 10 billing codes. Its largest line is D2740, Crown - porcelain/ceramic — 29% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoRAO, CHERUKUPALLI
CHICO, CA 95926

33aNPI1073581856assigned 03/09/2006

33bProvider typeDentist

28Total paid$234K

24GClaims3,578

24DCodes billed10

24AFirst – last monthDec 2018 – Jul 2023

Compared with peers

Next to other Dentist providers in California

Rank by total paid#1,069 of 2,314

Median peer was paid$185K

This provider vs. median1.3×

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	29	$2K
2019	384	$18K
2020	433	$21K
2021	692	$35K
2022	1,000	$60K
2023	1,040	$97K

Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

Code	Service	Share	Claims	Bene. records	Paid
D2740	Crown - porcelain/ceramic	29%	141	122	$67K
D0150	Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient	25%	896	896	$59K
D1110	Prophylaxis - adult	18%	467	467	$42K
D0210	Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images	16%	797	797	$38K
D1206	Topical application of fluoride varnish	5.2%	766	766	$12K
D2954		3.3%	73	65	$8K
D9430		1.6%	119	109	$4K
D0350		<1%	239	104	$2K
D0330	Panoramic radiographic image	<1%	68	68	$2K
D1120	Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child	<1%	12	12	$360.00

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.