Dental
George & Dest, DDS, PLLC
George & Dest, DDS, PLLC was paid $2.51M by Medicaid between Oct 2018 and Dec 2024, across 28 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 20% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoGEORGE & DEST, DDS, PLLC
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
33aNPI1104303668assigned 07/26/2018
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$2.51M
24GClaims67,085
24DCodes billed28
24AFirst – last monthOct 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#59 of 756
Median peer was paid$121K
This provider vs. median21×
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 | 2,285 | $77K | |
| 2019 | 12,726 | $518K | |
| 2020 | 8,658 | $355K | |
| 2021 | 11,789 | $471K | |
| 2022 | 11,168 | $437K | |
| 2023 | 12,317 | $391K | |
| 2024incomplete | 8,142 | $258K |
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 | 20% | 4,787 | 2,802 | $491K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 12% | 11,820 | 11,009 | $291K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 9.6% | 3,109 | 1,861 | $240K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 8.3% | 7,903 | 7,378 | $207K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 7.9% | 5,264 | 4,989 | $198K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 6.9% | 1,354 | 984 | $173K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 4.8% | 2,879 | 2,538 | $121K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 4.7% | 7,561 | 7,043 | $119K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 4.1% | 1,685 | 930 | $104K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 3.6% | 3,370 | 934 | $91K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 3.3% | 1,953 | 1,828 | $84K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.7% | 3,778 | 3,538 | $67K |
16 more codes
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 2.5% | 1,229 | $62K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 2.4% | 1,927 | $59K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.9% | 1,412 | $49K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 1.7% | 2,630 | $43K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 1.6% | 2,807 | $40K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | <1% | 299 | $20K |
| D2332 | <1% | 144 | $12K | |
| D2331 | <1% | 107 | $9K | |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 636 | $7K |
| D0240 | <1% | 297 | $5K | |
| D2335 | <1% | 35 | $4K | |
| D2394 | <1% | 23 | $3K | |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | <1% | 19 | $3K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | <1% | 19 | $2K |
| D2330 | <1% | 24 | $2K | |
| D4355 | <1% | 14 | $829.52 |
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 officialGEORGE, RONNIE (MEMBER/ORGANIZER)