Dental
Gentle Dental and Braces, P.C.
Gentle Dental and Braces, P.C. was paid $337K by Medicaid between Sep 2020 and Sep 2024, across 15 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 22% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoGENTLE DENTAL AND BRACES, P.C.
HOUSTON, TX 77024
HOUSTON, TX 77024
33aNPI1164656708assigned 05/12/2009
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$337K
24GClaims15,766
24DCodes billed15
24AFirst – last monthSep 2020 – Sep 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#406 of 1,678
Median peer was paid$35K
This provider vs. median9.8×
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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,174 | $22K | |
| 2021 | 5,580 | $116K | |
| 2022 | 5,288 | $124K | |
| 2023 | 2,226 | $48K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,498 | $28K |
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 | 22% | 794 | 323 | $73K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 13% | 4,095 | 1,706 | $45K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 13% | 1,578 | 1,568 | $44K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 11% | 1,106 | 1,101 | $38K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 11% | 1,461 | 275 | $37K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 7.1% | 466 | 462 | $24K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 6.3% | 1,783 | 1,761 | $21K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 6.1% | 912 | 908 | $20K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 5.5% | 1,326 | 1,321 | $19K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 3.4% | 352 | 348 | $12K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 1.3% | 304 | 302 | $4K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 16 | 16 | $433.76 |
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 officialNGUYEN, HIEU (PRESIDENT)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| NT Smiles LLC | Katy, TX | $591K |
| Northampton Dental PLLC | Tomball, TX | $164K |
| Suave Dental, P.C. | Houston, TX | $12K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.