Dental
Western Dental Services, INC.
Western Dental Services, INC. was paid $1.52M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 30 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 18% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoWESTERN DENTAL SERVICES, INC.
BUENA PARK, CA 90620
BUENA PARK, CA 90620
33aNPI1144382367assigned 12/14/2006
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$1.52M
24GClaims41,304
24DCodes billed30
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in California
Rank by total paid#390 of 2,668
Median peer was paid$173K
This provider vs. median8.8×
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.
Auditor's notes
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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 | 7,875 | $226K | |
| 2019 | 6,874 | $239K | |
| 2020 | 4,542 | $161K | |
| 2021 | 5,788 | $194K | |
| 2022 | 6,104 | $244K | |
| 2023 | 5,639 | $223K | |
| 2024incomplete | 4,482 | $237K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 18% | 5,225 | 5,207 | $281K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 17% | 4,222 | 4,203 | $261K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 16% | 2,160 | 884 | $251K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 10% | 4,158 | 4,147 | $154K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 9.4% | 3,075 | 3,065 | $143K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 7.3% | 6,663 | 5,737 | $111K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 5.4% | 3,988 | 3,935 | $82K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 3.9% | 745 | 744 | $59K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 2.7% | 2,592 | 2,570 | $41K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 2.5% | 1,809 | 367 | $38K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 1.7% | 2,643 | 2,642 | $25K |
| D4341 | 1.6% | 377 | 107 | $25K |
18 more codes
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | <1% | 140 | $9K |
| D9910 | <1% | 111 | $6K | |
| D8670 | Periodic orthodontic treatment visit | <1% | 29 | $6K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 523 | $6K |
| D9993 | <1% | 70 | $4K | |
| D0350 | <1% | 427 | $4K | |
| D1310 | <1% | 83 | $4K | |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 218 | $3K |
| D4910 | <1% | 30 | $2K | |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 31 | $2K |
| D2140 | <1% | 24 | $1K | |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 17 | $1K |
| D0601 | <1% | 31 | $465.00 | |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 12 | $402.50 |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 12 | $350.00 |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 26 | $264.00 |
| D1330 | 0% | 1,563 | $0.00 | |
| D4346 | 0% | 300 | $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 officialTAKKAR, PREET (CHIEF INORMATION OFFICER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Lodi, CA | $7.34M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Yuba City, CA | $7.21M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Moreno Valley, CA | $6.43M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Modesto, CA | $5.84M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.69M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Modesto, CA | $4.43M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.37M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Santa Maria, CA | $4.32M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.30M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Merced, CA | $4.15M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Fontana, CA | $4.09M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Lancaster, CA | $3.87M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Turlock, CA | $3.75M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Rialto, CA | $3.63M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Riverside, CA | $3.59M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.36M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Los Angeles, CA | $3.33M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.28M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Fresno, CA | $3.18M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.15M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.