Dental
Brown & Associates, DDS, PLLC
Brown & Associates, DDS, PLLC was paid $4.62M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Jun 2021, across 30 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 15% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBROWN & ASSOCIATES, DDS, PLLC
WILMINGTON, NC 28401
WILMINGTON, NC 28401
33aNPI1104252782assigned 09/16/2013
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$4.62M
24GClaims119,112
24DCodes billed30
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Jun 2021
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#25 of 756
Median peer was paid$121K
This provider vs. median38×
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 | 44,275 | $1.67M | |
| 2019 | 38,805 | $1.51M | |
| 2020 | 24,034 | $974K | |
| 2021 | 11,998 | $462K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 15% | 6,499 | 3,570 | $670K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 12% | 4,624 | 2,766 | $567K |
| D2394 | 11% | 3,412 | 1,851 | $491K | |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 6.9% | 8,581 | 8,414 | $317K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 6.1% | 11,526 | 11,326 | $284K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 5.9% | 25,158 | 10,158 | $274K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 4.6% | 2,778 | 1,668 | $214K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 4.4% | 4,262 | 4,144 | $205K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 4.2% | 1,823 | 832 | $194K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 4.2% | 4,639 | 3,905 | $192K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 4.1% | 13,098 | 12,598 | $188K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 3.1% | 5,949 | 5,827 | $143K |
18 more codes
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 3.1% | 4,155 | $142K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 2.8% | 3,665 | $130K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 2.8% | 7,926 | $128K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, child | 2.8% | 4,889 | $128K |
| D2335 | 2.7% | 1,104 | $124K | |
| D2332 | 2.1% | 1,054 | $97K | |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 2,123 | $36K |
| D4355 | <1% | 458 | $30K | |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 628 | $18K |
| D2331 | <1% | 155 | $12K | |
| D7311 | <1% | 121 | $11K | |
| D4341 | <1% | 114 | $10K | |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 144 | $9K |
| D2330 | <1% | 44 | $3K | |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | <1% | 133 | $2K |
| D4342 | <1% | 22 | $1K | |
| D9110 | <1% | 13 | $563.76 | |
| D4346 | <1% | 15 | $398.31 |
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 officialBULLOCK, PATRICIA (OFFICE MANAGER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Alan Reamer | Wilmington, NC | $2K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.