Dental
DRS Pahlavan & Nguyen PA
DRS Pahlavan & Nguyen PA was paid $618K by Medicaid between Jul 2018 and Oct 2023, across 21 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 24% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoDRS PAHLAVAN & NGUYEN PA
HOUSTON, TX 77076
HOUSTON, TX 77076
33aNPI1134114564assigned 09/12/2005
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$618K
24GClaims25,352
24DCodes billed21
24AFirst – last monthJul 2018 – Oct 2023
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#465 of 2,774
Median peer was paid$43K
This provider vs. median14×
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 | 89 | $1K | |
| 2020 | 1,835 | $30K | |
| 2021 | 9,018 | $233K | |
| 2022 | 8,761 | $220K | |
| 2023 | 5,649 | $135K |
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 | 24% | 1,597 | 819 | $147K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 13% | 2,911 | 2,888 | $79K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 9.8% | 446 | 443 | $61K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 8.0% | 1,452 | 1,437 | $50K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 7.4% | 904 | 899 | $46K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 7.1% | 1,425 | 1,420 | $44K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 6.0% | 4,108 | 2,623 | $37K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 5.6% | 2,477 | 2,457 | $34K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.5% | 457 | 277 | $34K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 4.7% | 2,842 | 2,791 | $29K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 3.0% | 730 | 133 | $19K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.6% | 786 | 776 | $16K |
9 more codes
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 1.9% | 180 | $12K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 219 | $6K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | <1% | 106 | $3K |
| D0350 | <1% | 134 | $1K | |
| D4355 | <1% | 12 | $859.92 | |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 13 | $225.36 |
| D0603 | 0% | 3,398 | $0.00 | |
| D0602 | 0% | 213 | $0.00 | |
| D1999 | 0% | 942 | $0.00 |
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 officialPAHLAVAN, POORANG (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Altus Dental Care, PA | Baytown, TX | $3.02M |
| Poorang Pahlavan DDS PLLC | Houston, TX | $0.00 |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.