Dental
Ruben Torres Dental, PLLC
Ruben Torres Dental, PLLC was paid $5.21M by Medicaid between Mar 2018 and Dec 2024, across 32 billing codes. Its largest line is D2930, Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth — 12% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoRUBEN TORRES DENTAL, PLLC
BROWNSVILLE, TX 78526
BROWNSVILLE, TX 78526
33aNPI1184076317assigned 07/12/2016
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$5.21M
24GClaims170,391
24DCodes billed32
24AFirst – last monthMar 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#31 of 1,678
Median peer was paid$35K
This provider vs. median151×
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
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
Entity ProliferationAuthorized official KOUYOUMDJIAN, RAFFY controls 19+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
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 | 240 | $4K | |
| 2019 | 542 | $8K | |
| 2020 | 4,521 | $113K | |
| 2021 | 38,205 | $1.11M | |
| 2022 | 42,449 | $1.33M | |
| 2023 | 45,218 | $1.47M | |
| 2024incomplete | 39,216 | $1.18M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 12% | 4,434 | 1,081 | $633K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 12% | 4,361 | 4,343 | $607K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 10% | 5,491 | 2,551 | $535K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 9.3% | 18,282 | 4,596 | $482K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 7.4% | 13,747 | 13,644 | $385K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 7.0% | 10,201 | 10,127 | $363K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.6% | 3,909 | 2,374 | $293K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 5.0% | 25,463 | 14,782 | $259K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 4.6% | 4,609 | 4,562 | $242K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 4.2% | 15,522 | 15,394 | $221K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 3.4% | 5,657 | 5,614 | $178K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 3.3% | 15,847 | 15,664 | $173K |
20 more codes
| D9248 | 2.6% | 1,196 | $137K | |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 2.6% | 5,230 | $135K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.2% | 5,506 | $113K |
| D7240 | Removal of impacted tooth - completely bony | 1.4% | 266 | $75K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.3% | 656 | $68K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 1.2% | 1,005 | $62K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 1.2% | 1,824 | $60K |
| D2934 | <1% | 341 | $48K | |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 1,517 | $40K |
| D0160 | <1% | 1,927 | $28K | |
| D9223 | Deep sedation/general anesthesia - each subsequent 15 minute increment | <1% | 397 | $21K |
| D9222 | <1% | 215 | $16K | |
| D3220 | Therapeutic pulpotomy (excluding final restoration) - removal of pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction | <1% | 164 | $14K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 754 | $13K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 101 | $5K |
| D7111 | <1% | 397 | $4K | |
| D9612 | <1% | 95 | $3K | |
| D0350 | <1% | 44 | $492.58 | |
| D1330 | <1% | 39 | $463.81 | |
| D0603 | <1% | 21,194 | $0.03 |
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 officialKOUYOUMDJIAN, RAFFY (OWNER)
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|---|---|---|
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Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.