Dental
David W Merrell DDS MSD PLC
David W Merrell DDS MSD PLC was paid $235K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Jul 2020, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is D1120, dental cleaning, child — 25% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoDAVID W MERRELL DDS MSD PLC
RICHMOND, VA 23238
RICHMOND, VA 23238
33aNPI1144627555assigned 12/01/2014
33bProvider typePediatric Dentist
28Total paid$235K
24GClaims8,707
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Jul 2020
Compared with peers
Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in Virginia
Rank by total paid#70 of 140
Median peer was paid$234K
This provider vs. median1.0×
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 | 3,514 | $101K | |
| 2019 | 3,886 | $103K | |
| 2020 | 1,307 | $31K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 25% | 1,835 | 1,835 | $59K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 18% | 2,153 | 2,153 | $43K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 18% | 2,131 | 2,130 | $41K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 10% | 531 | 531 | $24K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 7.9% | 216 | 140 | $18K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 5.7% | 410 | 397 | $13K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 5.2% | 628 | 627 | $12K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 2.8% | 258 | 257 | $7K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 2.5% | 195 | 195 | $6K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 1.7% | 120 | 50 | $4K |
| D9630 | 1.2% | 156 | 155 | $3K | |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.1% | 34 | 29 | $3K |
2 more codes
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 officialMERRELL, DAVID (PEDIATRIC DENTIST)