Dental
Catherine B. Laws, D.D.S., P.L.L.C.
Catherine B. Laws, D.D.S., P.L.L.C. was paid $667K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Jan 2022, across 18 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 16% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCATHERINE B. LAWS, D.D.S., P.L.L.C.
LINCOLNTON, NC 28092
LINCOLNTON, NC 28092
33aNPI1124443312assigned 02/25/2014
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$667K
24GClaims25,621
24DCodes billed18
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Jan 2022
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#187 of 756
Median peer was paid$121K
This provider vs. median5.5×
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 | 7,757 | $184K | |
| 2019 | 6,553 | $166K | |
| 2020 | 5,968 | $166K | |
| 2021 | 5,297 | $150K | |
| 2022 | 46 | $948.87 |
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 | 16% | 1,156 | 709 | $110K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 16% | 4,503 | 4,244 | $104K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 14% | 2,739 | 2,571 | $94K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 8.2% | 3,763 | 3,544 | $55K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 7.1% | 955 | 895 | $47K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 7.0% | 1,908 | 1,800 | $47K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 6.1% | 1,457 | 1,372 | $41K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 5.8% | 2,845 | 2,615 | $39K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 5.6% | 3,450 | 1,793 | $37K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 4.4% | 952 | 853 | $30K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 3.4% | 615 | 572 | $23K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 2.2% | 223 | 147 | $14K |
6 more codes
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 1.2% | 528 | $8K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 1.0% | 363 | $7K |
| D4355 | <1% | 85 | $5K | |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | <1% | 35 | $4K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 29 | $2K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | <1% | 15 | $1K |
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 officialLAWS, CATHERINE (OWNER / GENERAL DENTIST)